National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said subsequent investigations showed that the blast was carried out by the Islamic State group. Khalid said one of the policemen had planned to carry out robberies to help fund an Islamic State cell while the other was protecting a senior militant member from detection. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police said Monday a grenade blast at a bar last week that injured eight people was the first attack in the country by the Islamic State militant group, and that 15 people have been detained. Khalid said 13 other suspects, including two low-level policemen, have also been detained across the country as police beefed up security amid concerns that the Islamic State group was planning more attacks. Muslim-majority Malaysia has detained more than 160 suspected militants over the last two years, including some allegedly planning attacks in the country.

Source: Washington Post July 04, 2016 11:03 UTC