Malaysia detains 13 suspected militants, including 6 involved in Marawi siege

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KUALA LUMPUR - Thirteen suspected militants, including six pro-Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members allegedly involved in the deadly Marawi siege in southern Philippines, have been detained by Malaysian authorities.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR - Thirteen suspected militants, including six pro-Abu Sayyaf Group members allegedly involved in the deadly Marawi siege in southern Philippines, have been detained by Malaysian authorities.

The first arrests, the Inspector-General of Police said, were five Filipinos and a Malaysian - all men aged between 40 and 60 - on March 11 in Semporna, Sabah. "They're also involved in recruiting new members for the RSF by selling the group's membership cards among Filipinos who reside in Sabah," he said.

Meanwhile, the bloody incursion in Lahad Datu in 2013 by some 200 Islamic militants from the southern Philippines was inspired by a self-proclaimed Filipino sultanate's claims of historical dominion over the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island.

 

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