As many as 54 people have been detained by Bukit Aman since last February. – Reuters pic, January 17, 2015.The three Malaysians suspected of being members of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) terror cell in Australia had no specific targets in the country, The Star reported today.The terror cell leader and a married couple, who were deported to Malaysia on Wednesday night, appeared to be using Australia as a transit point, an anonymous source told the English daily.“The authorities have not uncovered any specific target in Australia set by the terror cell.“For now, intelligence agencies believe that they (the terror cell members) used Australia as a transit point," the source was quoted as saying.Another source told the daily that authorities were trying to identify their associates in Australia and Malaysia.“It will take time to establish how they operated in sending militants to Syria and Iraq via Australia.“The relevant agencies are looking at it closely to discover the extent of the terror operations in Australia," the source told The Star.The Star reported yesterday that the Malaysian suspected of leading the terror cell in Australia was detained by local police after arriving in Malaysia at 6am on Thursday.The daily reported that the 29-year-old former factory supervisor had been arrested by Australian police after violating his social visitor pass on December 28.According to The Star, the suspect had been running the cell in Australia since September 29 and even worked Down Under to mask his “underground" activities.The daily reported a source as saying that the terror cell included a Malaysian married couple who were also deported and arrested by Malaysian authorities on January 7.“The authorities believe that the man was responsible for recruiting and arranging for Malaysian militants to head to Turkey and eventually Syria via Australia," the source told The Star.At least five Malaysians are believed to have used Australia as a transit point en route to Syria.The cell provided advice to Isis supporters on which routes to take to avoid detection, besides recruiting new fighters.Financial assistance was also provided by the cell for Syria-bound fighters.Despite the arrest, the authorities were not ruling out the possibility that there were other Malaysian militants in Australia.On the married couple, sources said that they had travelled to Australia with their 14-month-old daughter.“The man is a former factory operator in Selangor while the woman, who hails from Kedah, is a housewife.“They uprooted and took their baby to Australia with the intention of devoting their lives to the Isis cause," the source added.The arrest of the trio brings the number of people detained by the Bukit Aman division to 54 since last February. – January 17, 2015.
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