SEMPORNA: A man high on the police wanted list was among six people detained yesterday on suspicion of having links to the Sulu terrorists from the southern Philippines in an operation at Kampung Bangau-Bangau, here.
Semporna Police chief DSP Mohd Firdaus Francis Abdullah said VAT 69 commandos and General Operations Force (PGA) personnel raided a house in the village where the suspects were said to have been hiding.
“We conducted a raid at 6 am after receiving a tip-off. We will question them to find out whether they are terrorists,” he said, adding that no firearm or telecommunications equipment were found in the raid.
Mohd Firdaus said police were trying to determine their nationality.
A check by Bernama at the location revealed that the villagers had never seen the six men before. — Bernama