7 militants planning big scale attack nabbed (Updated)

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division has arrested seven suspected militants — two of whom were believed to planning a big scale "Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device" (VBIED), or car bomb attack.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the suspects comprise a local, Indonesian, East Asian and four Yemen nationals.
"Following raids launched in Klang Valley between Feb 21 and Feb 26, two out of the seven suspects were planning a large scale car bomb attack in the country.
"They received orders from Mohamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi," he said adding that the duo are a 41-year-old Malaysian factory technician and a 28-year-old Indonesian farmer.
Khalid said said the Malaysian and Indonesian suspects were detained in Kepong on Feb 21, while the Indonesian man was previously deported from Turkey after attempting to illegally enter Syria.
Muhammad Wanndy @ Abu Hamzah, 26, is a Malaysian currently serving the IS in Syria and is believed to have masterminded the last June 28 grenade attack on the Movida pub in Puchong, Selangor, that injured eight patrons.
A car bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a VBIED, is an improvised explosive device placed inside a car or any vehicle and detonated.
Meanwhile, on the remaining suspects, police arrested a 37-year-old east Asian man and four Yemenis.
The east Asian suspect was detained on Feb 23.
"He had entered Malaysia in 2011 via a student visa believed to be fake and registered in a public institution of higher learning in the Klang Valley.
"Initial investigations revealed that he is a member of an east Asian terror-group which used Malaysia as a transit point," Khalid said.
He added that the suspect also has links with another east Asian terrorist, who is responsible for arranging safe passage for the group's members to join Daesh in Syria.
On the the four Yemenis who were detained in Cyberjaya on Feb 26, Khalid said they were suspected of being part of a rebel group in Yemen.
"They were also involved in a syndicate of falsifying travel documents," he said.
The raiding parties also recovered international passports and RM270,000 in foreign currencies.
The suspects were detained under chapter VIA — Offences Related to Terrorism, Act 574 Penal Code and will be investigated following the procedure under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Act 747). One was arrested under Immigration Act 1959/63.
This is the second raid for this year following theSun's report on Jan 25 where Bukit Aman uncovered a new terror cell, led by former Universiti Malaysia lecturer Mahmud Ahmad, which had merged with an Abu Sayyaf group led by Isnilon Hapilon.