Kuala Lumpur: Two Malaysians, with suspected links to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS), were arrested, police said on Friday. They were plotting to launch attacks in the country.

The two suspects, both from the capital of Kuala Lumpur, were nabbed in two separate operations by the counter-terrorism branch of police on July 2 and 7, respectively, police said. The suspects met several times in Kuala Lumpur and the neighbouring Selangor state since 2014 to discuss the plans to launch attacks in the country.