KOTA BARU, Malaysia: A suspect stormed the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor Bahru on Friday, killing two policemen and injuring another. According to reports, the suspect is believed to have links to the Southeast Asian extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).
Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said five members of the suspect’s family were arrested to help investigate the attack, Bernama reported.
The masked suspect, believed to be a 34-year-old local, had stormed the police station under the Seri Alam District Police Headquarters at around 2.45am, wearing a mask.
He then attacked and killed one of the two policemen on duty before snatching the victim’s service weapon and shooting the other cops several times.
The masked man also attacked a third policeman returning from a crime prevention patrol, however, he managed to shoot him.
Police confiscated a Walther P99 pistol and an HK MP5 rifle from the suspect after the incident.
The Jemaah Islamiyah was behind the 2002 Bali bombings, which left more than 200 people dead. More attacks targeted the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta in 2009.
Its members are said to have received military training in Afghanistan in the 1990s and the group allegedly has links with Al-Qaeda.
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