PETALING JAYA: The two militant expert bomb
makers arrested in Kuala Muda, Kedah, have managed to conduct tests on their
home-made explosives as authorities continue to search for their stash. Intelligence
sources said Muhammad Syazani Mahzan and Muhamad Nuurul Amin Azizan managed to
produce the explosives, believed to be Triacetone triperoxide (TATP), and even
tested this near their homes in Kuala Muda.
“Authorities have strong indications that
the duo have managed to test their weapons. It is fortunate that the militants
were caught before they could use the explosives on their targets,” a source
said. Authorities also believe that the two suspects had hidden various
materials and chemicals to make bombs, including TATP.
Produced by mixing acetone and hydrogen
peroxide, TATP is a high impact explosive that can be easily manufactured with
readily accessible reagents and is extremely difficult to detect. “It can
destroy and kill anything or anyone within a 25m to 50m radius. TATP is usually
fitted into a pipe bomb, which can be detonated remotely via a safety fuse. “It
is commonly used by terrorists in Thailand and Indonesia,” a source said.
The most recent example of the use of TATP
is the coordinated suicide bombings by a single family on three churches in Surabaya,
Indonesia, in May last year. A family of six, including a nine-year-old girl,
killed at least 13 people. A police station was also targeted during the
bombings. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador had said
that both Muhammad Syazani and Muhamnad Nuurul Amin had gone for bomb-making
training in Jogjakarta in 2018 conducted by the Jemaah Ansharut Daulah
Indonesia terror group.
“Both suspects also cased a few churches in
Jogjakarta for potential targets. “Muhammad Syazani also planned to target a
non-Muslim house of worship in Malaysia via a suicide bomb attack,” the IGP had
said. Both militants were among three men detained in an anti-terror swoop in
Kedah and Selangor on May 14 by the Counter Terrorism Division (E8). The third
man is Indonesian Nuruddin Alele@Fatin Tir.
“The Indonesian suspect was planning to
flee the country once his terror plans were successful. He was planning to head
to Indonesia via illegal jetties around Banting,” a source said. According to
the sources, only the Indonesian militant belonged to the wolf pack while the
Malaysians had links but belonged to another cell. It was reported last Monday
that four members of an Islamic State wolf pack cell were detained in Kuala
Lumpur and the Klang Valley.
They were planning to assassinate four VIPs
and target non-Muslim houses of worship in the Klang Valley as well as
entertainment outlets. Six improvised explosive devices were also seized during
the raids along with a CZ9mm pistol and 15 bullets. Since February 2013, a
total of 488 militants have been detained while the E8 has thwarted 25 terror
plots in the country.
Sumber: The Star Online - 24 Mei 2019
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