ISIS link made to attack on nightclub in Malaysia
ISIS has been linked to a grenade attack on a nightclub near the capital, Kuala Lumpur, last week. The bombing took place in Puchong, and eight people were injured. It marks the first attack by the group on Malaysian soil. Two men who reportedly received instructions from an ISIS member have subsequently been arrested. Initially, the police said that the attack was likely to have been the result of gang violence or a business dispute, but changed the focus of their investigation after ISIS claimed responsibility. To date, the authorities have swiftly arrested individuals suspected of extremist behaviour. One expert has warned, however, that: “The Malaysians deserve some credit for intelligence and disruption achievements against local IS networks, but they are yet to be seriously tested. And all the indications are that testing times are coming in the second half of this year”.

BANGKOK — A grenade attack at a nightclub in Malaysia last week was the work of the Islamic State, and two men who received instructions from a fighter for the group have been arrested, the Malaysian authorities said on Monday.

The attack early last Tuesday in the town of Puchong, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur, injured eight people and was thought to have been the first assault in Malaysia tied to the Islamic State.

Khalid Abu Bakar, Malaysia’s inspector general of police, said at a news conference that the two suspects had been ordered to carry out attacks by a known Islamic State fighter from Malaysia, whom he identified as Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi.