(MENAFN- Asia Times) (From The Strait Times)
Twenty-sevenmale Bangladeshis working in Singapore havebeen arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
Investigations showed that they supported the armed jihad ideology of terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS).
Some of them had considered waging armed jihad overseas but they were not planning any terrorist attacks in Singapore said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday (Jan 20).
The men who were working in the construction industry were detained between Nov 16 and Dec 1 last year.
Of the 27 26 were members of a closed religious study group that subscribed to extremist beliefs and teachings of radical figures like Anwar al-Awlaki an American and Yemeni Islamic lecturer alleged to have ties with militant group Al-Qaeda. Awlaki was killed in a drone strike in Yemen in September 2011. Read More
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