Malaysian police have arrested a South Asian terror suspect believed to be linked to plans to attack foreign consulates in India. A police statement said the arrest took place on Wednesday near Kuala Lumpur, but gave no details about the suspect. It said the police had been monitoring the suspect since last December and that the person was involved in plans to attack consulates in Chennai and Bangalore.
The statement added that the information had been given to Indian authorities, who arrested three other suspects in Chennai on April 29.
It was unclear whether the suspect would be extradited or held in Malaysia.
The arrest brings the number of suspected terrorists detained in Malaysia since late last month to 13. One of them is an East African Islamist militant wanted by Interpol and another 11 are Malaysians with alleged links to networks abroad.