Malaysian officials revealed on 2 March that they had foiled a plot to kidnap Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Razak as well as the home and defence ministers . The plot was discovered in January 2015 and a total of 13 people with ties to ISIS were subsequently arrested . He added: "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. 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 Al 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 leadership in Syria . ”
Malaysian officials revealed on 2 March that they had foiled a plot to kidnap Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Razak as well as the home and defence ministers . The plot was discovered in January 2015 and a total of 13 people with ties to ISIS were subsequently arrested . 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 Al 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 leadership in Syria . ”