Malaysia says it foiled plot to attack Saudi Arabia’s king Salman

Malaysian authorities announced on Tuesday they had foiled a plot against Saudi Arabia’s monarch on a tour of Asia last week and had arrested seven men, including four Yemeni nationals. Khalid Abu Bakar, Malaysia’s police chief, said the men arrested in February who were suspected of links to militant groups including Isis, had plotted to attack King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud while he was visiting Kuala Lumpur last week. “They were planning to attack Arab royalties during their visit to Kuala Lumpur. We got them in the nick of time,” Mr Khalid told reporters.