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LTTE setting up base in Malaysia - reportTue, Jun 15, 2010, 11:26 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jun 15, Colombo: A Malaysian government minister has disclosed that foreign terrorists including remnants of Sri Lanka's LTTE Tamil Tigers are using Malaysia as their operational base and to recruit new activists.
Malaysian police had detected the presence of several senior leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who were reportedly using Malaysia for shelter and logistic base, Malaysian National News Agency Bernama reported.
Home minister Hishammuddin Hussein has told reporters today in Kuala Lumpur that both Islamic and non-Islamic militant groups were using Malaysia as their operational base to step up their activities.
Malaysian National News Agency Bernama quoting Musa Hassan, the Inspector-General of Police said the terrorist groups are using the country for their financial transactions and exchange of information, in addition to targeting higher education institutes to recruit more members.
The Home Minister said his ministry was working closely with local enforcement and international intelligence agencies to share data on foreign nationals entering Malaysia and their movements, to curb activities that could threaten national and regional security.
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