KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Police arrested a man at the Jelatek LRT station in Ampang yesterday over suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) terror network, according to Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

The national police chief took to Twitter to confirm the arrest, adding that weapons and the man’s documents were also seized.

“Syabas E8 CK @PDRMsia semlm tkap 1 (left) disyaki elemen IS di LRT Jelatik, Ampg. Senjata dan dokumen IS dirampas. #GoPDRMGo” he wrote using his Twitter handle @KBAB51.

[Translation: Well done, E8 unit @PDRMsia for arresting one man with suspected links to IS elements at the Jelatek LRT station, Ampang. Weapons and IS documents seized. #GoPDRMGo]

The E8 is the counter-terrorism unit under the police Special Branch.

Malaysian police were put on red alert following the bombings in Jakarta two days ago that involved at least seven blasts and left seven people dead.

Following news of the attacks on Jakarta, Khalid announced in a statement here that extra precautionary steps would be implemented at border areas to prevent terrorists from infiltrating Malaysia.

“Following several terrorist-related incidents that took place around the globe over the last few months, the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) have been stepping up preventive measures and implementing a high degree of alert to pre-empt such atrocities from happening in Malaysia.

“Those on our radar as being suspiciously related to terrorist activities will be monitored closely,” he said in the statement Thursday.

The Jakarta blasts followed a suicide bombing in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday that killed 10 people, all of whom were Germans, which officials reportedly blamed on the Islamic State.