Malaysian officials revealed on 8 March that they had foiled a plot to kidnap Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as well as the home and defence ministers. He added that Malaysia’s anti-terrorism unit, who stopped the plot, also managed to prevent attempts to create chaos in Kedah, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The suspects were arrested in Kuala Lumpur after an international manhunt involving more than 100 police officers from around the world. It was also revealed that the authorities had foiled four other planned ISIS attacks to date, which included targeting the capital, Kuala Lumpur, as well as Kedah and Putrajaya. Speaking about the situation, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said: “Although there is no proper Daesh (ISIS) establishment in the country, those who were here were being influenced and have been receiving orders from the network in Syria.”
Malaysian officials revealed on 8 March that they had foiled a plot to kidnap Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as well as the home and defence ministers. The suspects were arrested in Kuala Lumpur after an international manhunt involving more than 100 police officers from around the world. It was also revealed that the authorities had foiled four other planned ISIS attacks to date, which included targeting the capital, Kuala Lumpur, as well as Kedah and Putrajaya. Speaking about the situation, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said: “Although there is no proper Daesh (ISIS) establishment in the country, those who were here were being influenced and have been receiving orders from the network in Syria.”