Police arrest 12 as IS plot to attack Malaysia sites foiled

Police in Malaysia have arrested 12 people linked to the militant group Islamic State and seized explosives — foiling a plan to attack several locations in and around the capital city.

The male suspects, aged 17 to 41, were arrested over the weekend at Ulu Langat and Cheras, suburbs near Kuala Lumpur, police chief Khalid Abu Baker saidyesterday.

The men were suspected of plotting attacks on “strategic targets and governmental interests around the Klang Valley”, he said.