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Puchong terrorist attack now in UK's travel advisory
Published:  Jul 16, 2016 5:19 PM
Updated: 9:25 AM

The United Kingdom's travel advisory for Malaysia now makes mention of the Puchong blast incident, which Malaysian police classified as a terrorist attack.

"There is a high threat from terrorism. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners.

"On 28 June 2016, there was a grenade attack at a bar in the town of Puchong, injuring 8 people. Malaysian authorities have confirmed this was a terrorist attack by individuals with links to Daesh (formerly referred to as ISIL)," the advisory reads.

It's unclear when the Puchong incident was added to the advisory, as the latest update on June 15 concerns water sports and scuba diving.

The UK raised it's terror alert for Malaysia from "general" to "high" in February, following the Jakarta attacks.

Police initially said the attack in Puchong had no terror links, but inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar revised this stance, saying the police found evidence that the attack was ordered by the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

The UK advisory also maintained the alert issued two years ago advising British citizens to avoid islands off Sabah's east coast.

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