Remain calm, Sabahans told - Sulu revenge letter

Sabahans should remain calm as the au thorities remain vigilant over public safety.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the people should not be unduly worried over a letter pur portedly sent by Sulu militants threatening to launch an attack in Tambunan.

He said they should not believe in rumours which had been spreading after the letter was sent to Tambunan District Office recently.

“It is true that we have received the letter which carries the threat of terrorists from Sulu to invading Sabah. They say they will enter next month.

“I do not believe that it is a genuine letter from the terrorists and it is somewhat funny as no one would provide a date for them to come and cause violence. I consider it (the letter) as false,” he said after visiting several policemen being treated at Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian here.

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Sulu militants said to have set up guerilla base in Sabah

Handout file photo of Malaysian troops on patrol to flush out the militants in Sabah.

The followers of the sultanate of Sulu have set up a guerilla base in the hinterlands of Sabah after eluding Malaysian authorities for several weeks.

The Philippine Star reported, citing sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani, that the Malaysian military and police knew about the base but could not pinpoint the exact location because the jungle in the area is vast.

It reported Idjirani as saying yesterday that the new stronghold was in a strategic location with enough sources of food and water, and with adequate shelter for nearly 500 men.

The base was reported to Idjirani during a conversation the other day with Agbimuddin Kiram, the sultanate-appointed rebel leader now hiding in Sabah.

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