Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Assistant Director Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the situation worried him as it could indicate the possibility of an attack in the future.
“Previously, they had no expertise in making bombs compared with other militant groups, such as Jemaah Islamiyyah and Al Qaeda, who received training in the southern Philippines and Afghanistan.
“But the latest case in Movida, Puchong, proved they had obtained the explosives from neighboring countries. We are worried that if they have already developed ties with certain militant groups, there is a possibility of seeing more explosives being used in attacks in Malaysia,” he said.
He said this to reporters at the Liberalism Extremist Threats on Malaysian Muslims seminar officiated by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Ashraf Wajdi Dusuki, at Sultan Zainal Abidin University here yesterday.
On June 28, an entertainment outlet, Movida, Puchong, was bombed with a grenade causing injuries to several people.
Police confirmed that it was carried out by IS militants.