Malaysian police arrest suspected Abu Sayyaf leader, seven others
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian police arrested a suspected leader and seven members of the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf Islamist group in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, a police source said on Sunday.
Police detained Hajar Abdul Mubin—otherwise known as Abu Asrie—in the Wednesday raid, according to the source.
Hajar, a Filipino, was arrested along with one other Filipino and six Malaysians from the Borneo state of Sabah, which shares a porous maritime border with the Philippines.
