Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia ( CNN ) -- There are no immediate links between the 19 people arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks on Malaysia 's administrative capital , Putrajaya , and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) , police said Wednesday . `` These individuals , however , share a similar ideology with ISIS and other terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and Jemaah Islamiah . They come from a Salafi-Jihadist movement , '' the Asian country 's counter terrorism deputy chief , Ayob Khan Pitchay Mydin , told CNN . Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah ( JI ) was behind the 2002 Bali bombings , which left 202 people dead and other bombings in South East Asia , while Boko Haram is the Islamist militant group waging a campaign of terror in Nigeria . However , Malaysian police believe the individuals concerned were making their way to join ISIS in its war in Syria after investigating their travel plans . `` We know they planned to join ISIS through their travel itineraries , '' said Ayob Khan . The 19 suspects -- 17 men and two women , who were arrested in operations between April and July -- had planned flights to Istanbul , Turkey before going to Syria over land via Turkey 's Hatay province , the counter terrorism specialist said . Seven people have already being charged in court for various terror-related activities . Bars targeted . During their investigations , police say they uncovered plans by the group to bomb bars and other alcohol-related establishments , including a brewery , around the city . `` They were also using Facebook to raise money for their activities under the guise of humanitarian efforts in the Middle East , '' said Ayob Khan . He declined to reveal how much money had already been raised , or to identify the group 's name , as they are still investigating its links with other groups . In June , 26-year-old Ahmad Tarmimi Maliki became the first Malaysian suicide bomber linked to ISIS . The factory worker , who was behind an attack that killed more than 20 elite Iraqi soldiers at their base in al-Anbar in May , was identified after reports surfaced on an ISIS-linked website . His photograph was also featured .
Police : 19 people arrested on terrorism charges in Malaysia not linked to ISIS . They share a similar ideology with ISIS and other terrorist groups such as Boko Haram , police said . The group , which has not been named , planned to attack bars around Malaysia 's administrative capital .