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Malaysia probes possible JI terror group’s link to Johor attack that killed 2 police officers
- Seven people have been detained over the attack at a police station including the suspect’s father and a couple who were at the station
- The police say the suspect’s father is a Jemaah Islamiah member and a raid at the suspect’s house reveals ‘lines from the Koran’ on its walls
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Two Malaysian police officers were killed in a predawn attack on a police station on the outskirts of Johor Bahru, police said on Friday, adding they were probing a possible link to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group behind the deadly incident.
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Attacks targeting the police are rare in Malaysia, where firearms ownership is strictly controlled.
Friday’s attack, which occurred before dawn in the Ulu Tiram district around 30 minutes from the causeway to Singapore, involved a lone attacker who may have had links to the JI network in Johor state, according to police chief Razarudin Husain.
The suspect was shot dead during the attack.
“The suspect’s father is [a] Jemaah Islamiah [member],” Razarudin told reporters, saying a raid on the suspect’s house revealed “lines from the Koran” plastered on the walls and adding that five people have been detained including the suspect’s father.
“The suspect, who died, was prepared. In the bag he used as a shield, he had placed zinc [sheet], paper, cloth, to face the police.”
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