DHAKA: Malaysia is not a terror hub, said defence and acting transport minister Hishamuddin Hussein on Tuesday.
‘About Malaysia being a hub of terror, I heard such claims during my five years as Home Minister, but it is very difficult to link it to the events of today.’
‘I vehemently deny such allegations,’ said Hishamuddin when responding to questions at a press conference at Sama-Sama Hotel on Tuesday, reports The Straits Times.
Allegations of terrorism had emerged ever since the Boeing 777 disappeared on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing on March 8 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew.
These allegations first picked up momentum when information emerged that two Iranians had boarded the flight, one using a stolen Austrian passport and another on a stolen Italian passport.
BDST: 1829 HRS, MAR 18, 2014