Police nab nine suspects linked to Al-Qaeda in latest anti-terror bust
All seven foreign suspects were deported on March 5 and blacklisted for life, the IGP announced today. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Two of the suspects, an Egyptian and a Tunisian national, are believed to be fighters with the Ansar Al-Shariah Al-Tunisia, which is a part of the Al-Qaeda terror network operating in North Africa. Foreign terror suspects typically use fake travel papers or marry locals to pass through immigration checks undetected, the police said.
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