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| Paris attacks: Malaysia warns of 'imminent terrorist threats' by Isis affiliate - live updates | |
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| My colleague Oliver Holmes has filed this report on a leaked police memo warning of an “imminent terrorist threat” to a world summit in Kuala Lumpur this weekend: | |
| A leaked Malaysian police report warns there are 10 suicide bombers in Kuala Lumpur, where the country will host the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit this weekend. | |
| Malaysia’s police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the memo was authentic but warned the intelligence was not verified. | |
| “There have been reports of imminent terrorist threats in Malaysia,” he said in a statement. “At this point, I would like to underline that they have yet to be confirmed.” | |
| World leaders, including US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, are arriving in Kuala Lumpur this weekend, and at least 2,000 army personnel are being deployed around the capital, Malaysian military forces said. | |
| Police chief Khalid said attacks in France, Egypt, Lebanon, and the Philippines merited increased security for the two-day summit for 18 world leaders. | |
| Read the full story here | |
| Updated at 5.29am GMT | |
| 5.01am GMT05:01 | 5.01am GMT05:01 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |
| Welcome to our continuing coverage of the Paris terrorist attacks and their aftermath, including Wednesday’s firefight in St Denis, ructions in the United States over plans to take in Syrian refugees, and now warnings of an imminent threat in Malaysia. Let’s go: | Welcome to our continuing coverage of the Paris terrorist attacks and their aftermath, including Wednesday’s firefight in St Denis, ructions in the United States over plans to take in Syrian refugees, and now warnings of an imminent threat in Malaysia. Let’s go: |
| Malaysian police warn of terrorist threats as US president arrives in Kuala Lumpur | Malaysian police warn of terrorist threats as US president arrives in Kuala Lumpur |
| US presidential candidates sound off on Syrian refugees and American Muslims | US presidential candidates sound off on Syrian refugees and American Muslims |
| Hollande to intensify air strikes in Iraq and Syria | Hollande to intensify air strikes in Iraq and Syria |
| Paris attacks ringleader confirmed dead in St-Denis raid | Paris attacks ringleader confirmed dead in St-Denis raid |
| Raids in Brussels amid security clampdown | Raids in Brussels amid security clampdown |