<p>Two of those held belong to the Southeast Asia-based Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network and the third is a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an armed group waging an insurgency in the southern Philippines.<br /><br />The three were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows detention of suspects without trial.<br /><br />A statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs said the suspects were arrested outside Singapore and were placed under ISA detention after they were deported to the city-state -- indicating the three are Singaporeans.<br /><br />One of those being held is Samad bin Subari, a JI member who had "undergone terrorist training with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in 2001", the statement said.<br /><br />He had fled to Indonesia following a crackdown against the JI in Singapore and was arrested by Indonesian police in Sumatra in June 2009.<br /><br />Samad was imprisoned in Indonesia for immigration offences and deported to Singapore after the completion of his sentence in June 2011.<br /><br />The second suspect, Jumari bin Kamdi, is also a JI member who received military training organised by the terror group.<br /><br />He was arrested in an unidentified neighbouring country late last year and deported to Singapore, the home ministry said.<br /><br />The third suspect, Abdul Majid Kunji Mohammad, was trained in making improvised explosive devices at a MILF base on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.<br /><br />An MILF member since 1998, he had helped in "procuring funds and weapons components" for the insurgency. He was arrested in Malaysia in May and deported to Singapore.<br /><br />Singapore launched a crackdown against the JI in 2001 and arrested several members suspected of planning bomb attacks against American and other foreign targets in the city-state.<br /><br />Officials and analysts say the country remains a likely target for terror groups because of the presence of thousands of multinational firms, its high-profile status as a regional financial centre and its strong ties with the United States.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Two of those held belong to the Southeast Asia-based Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network and the third is a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an armed group waging an insurgency in the southern Philippines.<br /><br />The three were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows detention of suspects without trial.<br /><br />A statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs said the suspects were arrested outside Singapore and were placed under ISA detention after they were deported to the city-state -- indicating the three are Singaporeans.<br /><br />One of those being held is Samad bin Subari, a JI member who had "undergone terrorist training with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in 2001", the statement said.<br /><br />He had fled to Indonesia following a crackdown against the JI in Singapore and was arrested by Indonesian police in Sumatra in June 2009.<br /><br />Samad was imprisoned in Indonesia for immigration offences and deported to Singapore after the completion of his sentence in June 2011.<br /><br />The second suspect, Jumari bin Kamdi, is also a JI member who received military training organised by the terror group.<br /><br />He was arrested in an unidentified neighbouring country late last year and deported to Singapore, the home ministry said.<br /><br />The third suspect, Abdul Majid Kunji Mohammad, was trained in making improvised explosive devices at a MILF base on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.<br /><br />An MILF member since 1998, he had helped in "procuring funds and weapons components" for the insurgency. He was arrested in Malaysia in May and deported to Singapore.<br /><br />Singapore launched a crackdown against the JI in 2001 and arrested several members suspected of planning bomb attacks against American and other foreign targets in the city-state.<br /><br />Officials and analysts say the country remains a likely target for terror groups because of the presence of thousands of multinational firms, its high-profile status as a regional financial centre and its strong ties with the United States.<br /><br /></p>