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1 Malaysia threat: Police said Saturday that eight suspected militants, including seven foreigners, have been arrested for allegedly spreading religious extremism that could threaten national security and fan terrorism in the region. National police chief Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the Sept. 24 arrests came after police received intelligence about attempts by a terror group based in Yemen to set up a school in Southeast Asia to promote the Salafi Jihadi ideology, which is shared by groups including the Islamic State. He said all eight are linked to an Islamic learning center in northern Perlis state that has ties with the Yemen school. Malaysia has been battling to curb the influence of militant cells linked to the Islamic State.