Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysia’s police on January 23 arrested four people, including three foreigners, who have connections with a branch in southern Philippines of the self-claimed Islamic State terrorist group.
Inspector-General Khalid Abu Bakar said in an announcement that the branch operates outside Philippines’ Mindanao province and is led by Mahmud Ahmad, a former university lecturer.
Mahmud Ahmad is also known as a Malaysian member of the IS.
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