The 10 members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) were arrested early this year on the information that the terror group had plotted to blow up non-Muslim houses of worship in Selangor and Penang, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Deputy Home Minister Abu Seman Yusop said the group was led by a Syrian man named Ayman and comprised eight other foreigners and one Malaysian, who were held in Sungai Cincin, Gombak, on Jan 21.