JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested 20 people believed to be members of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in the outskirts of Johor in follow up raids following the attack on Ulu Tiram police station early this morning.
The attack - which was carried out by a suspected JI member, left two constables, Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar and Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said dead and Corporal Mohd Hasif Roslan injured.
The suspect was shot dead at the scene in the incident which happened about 2.45am.
The 20-suspected JI members rounded up include the suspect's five family members, aged between 19 and 62.
The family lived at Kampung Sungai Tiram Ulu, which is located just metres away from the station.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police recovered JI related items from the suspect's house.
He said the Special Branch would identify and haul up all JI members in Johor for questioning.
In a related matter, Razarudin said security at the Ulu Tiram and other police stations had been beefed up.
It was reported that the suspect rode his motorcycle to the back of the station as two constables were busy attending to a couple who had turned up to lodge a report on a molest incident which happened two years ago.
Armed with a parang, he hacked one constable dead before grabbing his pistol and turning on another policeman.
He shot the second policeman dead before another constable rushed to find out what was going on.
The third constable was also slashed as he approached the suspect but managed to discharge his firearm, killing the suspect on the spot.
Police have since also arrested the couple, aged 21 and 22, for further questioning to determine if they had gone to the station as a decoy to distract the policemen on duty while the suspect made his way into the station.