Malaysia arrests seven for suspected links to militant groups

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KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has arrested six foreigners and one Malaysian for suspected links to militant groups including Islamic State, the police chief said on Sunday.
Malaysia has arrested hundreds over the last few years for suspected links to militant groups.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, the first of such attacks on Malaysian soil.
One East Asian, with a fake student visa, had connections to an East Asian militant group that sends its members to Malaysia before heading to Syria to join Islamic State, Khalid said.
The Southeast Asian nation has been on high alert since suicide bombers and gunmen linked to Islamic State launched multiple attacks in Jakarta, the capital of neighboring Indonesia, in January 2016.