Daesh militants are responsible for a grenade blast that wounded eight people at a nightclub in Malaysia last week, say Malaysian police.
According to Reuters, police believe Daesh was behind the incident that took place at Movida nightclub in Puchong, a town outside the capital Kuala Lumpur.
Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said two men have been arrested in connection to the attack, and that they received direct instructions from Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, a known Malaysian IS fighter.
"The two of those arrested had received instructions from Muhammad Wanndy, who had commanded them to carry out attacks in Malaysia, on our government leaders, top police officials and judges. These three groups are considered as threatening to IS activities," Khalid said at a news conference.
Khalid added that police are hunting for two more suspects also believe to have been involved in the attack.
While investigators initially attributed the attack to a business rivalry, or a targeted attack on someone in the bar, they were forced to reassess their position a day later after Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack on Facebook.
According to Khalid, police also arrested 13 others, including two low-ranking police officers, in a counter-terrorism crackdown in the aftermath of the grenade attack.
Those detained during the crackdown had all received instructions to carry out attacks on top officials "and also entertainment centres, which they consider un-Islamic".
All those detained, including the two linked directly to the attack, are Malaysians.
