Kuala Lumpur and Beijing view security threat seriously and are committed to curbing menace, says Home Minister.
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PUTRAJAYA: More than 300 Chinese nationals have used Malaysia as a transit point on their way to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria and Iraq, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed today.
They had moved on to a third country from Malaysia before entering Syria and Iraq, he said, adding that this was disclosed to him by China’s vice-minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei at a meeting at his office here today.
Ahmad Zahid said Kuala Lumpur and Beijing viewed seriously this security threat and were committed to curbing it in a more comprehensive manner.
“Although there exists an arrangement between Malaysia and China to combat terrorism through counter-terrorism measures, this problem is serious.
“This is because ties exist at the international level between terrorists in China and those in other countries in the South-East Asian region,” he told reporters after Meng had called on him.
– BERNAMA
PUTRAJAYA: More than 300 Chinese nationals have used Malaysia as a transit point on their way to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria and Iraq, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed today.
They had moved on to a third country from Malaysia before entering Syria and Iraq, he said, adding that this was disclosed to him by China’s vice-minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei at a meeting at his office here today.
Ahmad Zahid said Kuala Lumpur and Beijing viewed seriously this security threat and were committed to curbing it in a more comprehensive manner.
“Although there exists an arrangement between Malaysia and China to combat terrorism through counter-terrorism measures, this problem is serious.
“This is because ties exist at the international level between terrorists in China and those in other countries in the South-East Asian region,” he told reporters after Meng had called on him.
– BERNAMA
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