CORONAVIRUS | A group of tabligh members who had gone to Indonesia to attend a gathering earlier this week, have been detained.

FMT reported that the group had tried to enter Sabah waters off Tawau on a boat but was intercepted by marine police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and armed forces at around 3.20pm.

Authorities had been tipped off that the group would be returning this morning after they reached Sebatik Island, Indonesia.

However, it is not clear how many were detained...