GEORGE TOWN: The police have increased security measures at all public places in Penang as a precaution against the threat from Islamic State militants, said Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Ghafar Rajab. He said the police had identified a number of locations and were conducting constant surveillance there. The police were best prepared to foil any attempt by IS to stage a terror attack in the state, he said. “We are ready to face any possibility and will not stop (our surveillance) until the threat is over,” he said at an Aidiladha celebration at the Northeast District here today. Abdul Ghafar called on the public to inform the police of any suspicious activity they believed posed a threat to national security.

Source: New Strait Times September 12, 2016 07:30 UTC