Police detain man claiming to be IS member
A man was detained for claiming he is a member of the IS militant group and heading to the Defence Ministry (Mindef) on Jalan Padang Tembak in Kuala Lumpur with a bomb, about 8pm last night.
Wangsa Maju district police chief Supt Mohamad Roy Suhaimi Sarif said the 30-year-old suspect was detained at the guard post upon his arrival in a taxi.
Mohamad Roy said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect was mentally unstable and claimed he had received the order from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to go to Mindef and meet important people at the ministry.
"The taxi driver, who heard that the suspect was carrying a bomb, immediately jumped out of the taxi upon arrival at the guard post, while the suspect remained seated in the taxi," he said in a statement today.
Mohamad Roy said a military intelligence officer managed to drag the suspect out of the taxi and took him to a room in the guard hall.
He said further checks on the suspect revealed that he was carrying a power bank, medicine, prayer beads, a pen, some coins and RM45 in his sling bag.
"The suspect was then handed over to the police and taken to the Tun Razak Police Station for further investigations," he said, adding all the items belonging to the suspect were seized.
Earlier, the suspect, who does not have any crime record, was suspected to have stopped the taxi in Gombak about 6pm and asked to be taken to Mindef.
- Bernama
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