Photo supplied by Malaysian counter-terrorism police shows one of the three Jan 27-31 raids in Kuantan state bordering Thailand, which resulted in arrests of alleged Islamic State sympathisers. The army commander, however, admitted that he was uncertain whether the Malaysian authorities will ever agree to have the suspect extradited to Thailand. Malaysian authorities, who conducted raids on suspected IS hideouts last week, said the arrested Thais were not believed to be linked to the Islamic State, but were assembling bombs they probably planned to use in Thailand. Arrested at the first five houses searched were four men identified as Sayuti Bin Harong, 33, Zai Bin Ali, 43, Zakariya Bin Nur, 40, and Marobi Bin Dami, 47. Two more suspects apprehended at the sixth house searched were identified as Marosuedi Bin Mali, 50, and Zaifuloh Bil Nikabdulasis, 26.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2017 22:02 UTC