--- description: Last week’s explosion at a nightclub in the town of Puchong was linked to ISIS, Malaysian police confirmed on Monday title: The Grenade Attack on a Malaysian Nightclub 'Had ISIS Links' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0266267f7a97a2d/69889a8ccf40a8fb82c43dd5/gettyimages-543381176.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Malaysia](/tag/malaysia/) ## Malaysia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Grenade Attack on a Malaysian Nightclub 'Had ISIS Links' by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 4, 2016 10:21 AM CUT  A general view of the site of a grenade attack at a restaurant in Puchong district outside of Kuala Lumpur on June 28, 2016 A general view of the site of a grenade attack at a restaurant in Puchong district outside of Kuala Lumpur on June 28, 2016Manan Vatsyayana—AFP/Getty Images by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 4, 2016 10:21 AM CUT Last week’s [grenade attack](http://time.com/4386875/malaysia-terrorism-isis-attack-bar-pouching-euro-2016/ "undefined") at a nightclub in the western Malaysian town of Puchong was linked to ISIS, police confirmed on Monday. “Our investigations have found that it is true — there was \[ISIS\] involvement in the incident that happened at Movida café that night,” Inspector-General Khalid Abu Bakar [said](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/nightclub-blast-in/2928744.html?cid=twtcna "undefined") at a media conference. While initial reports attributed the motive to a business feud, a Facebook post from a man pledging allegiance to ISIS, and claiming responsibility for the attack as an act of revenge on people conducting social activities during Ramadan, changed the course of the investigation, Channel News Asia [reports](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/nightclub-blast-in/2928744.html?cid=twtcna "undefined"). Football fans had congregated at Modiva Kitchen, Bar and Club Lounge on June 28 to watch a Euro 2016 match when a man threw a grenade at the crowd. It exploded and injured eight. Since the investigation, 15 people, including two police officers, were arrested with suspected links to ISIS. Police say at least two suspects were involved with the attack and had communicated with ISIS in Syria. “We found that the two received instructions from a Malaysian in Syria,” [said](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/nightclub-blast-in/2928744.html?cid=twtcna "undefined") Khalid. “He directed them to launch attacks in Malaysia.” \[[_Channel News Asia_](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/nightclub-blast-in/2928744.html?cid=twtcna "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4392586/isis-malaysia-grenade-attack-nightclub-moved-puchong/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4392586/isis-malaysia-grenade-attack-nightclub-moved-puchong/"},"headline":"The Grenade Attack on a Malaysian Nightclub 'Had ISIS Links'","datePublished":"2016-07-04T10:21:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:01:56.754Z","description":"The attack on bar-goers watching a Euro 2016 match caused eight injuries","url":"https://time.com/4392586/isis-malaysia-grenade-attack-nightclub-moved-puchong/","keywords":["Malaysia","Football","ISIS","Attack","Nightclub","Euro 2016"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0266267f7a97a2d/69889a8ccf40a8fb82c43dd5/gettyimages-543381176.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Casey Quackenbush","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0266267f7a97a2d/69889a8ccf40a8fb82c43dd5/gettyimages-543381176.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MALAYSIA-CRIME-BLAST","caption":"MALAYSIA-CRIME-BLAST","creditText":"Manan Vatsyayana—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/malaysia/","name":"Malaysia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4392586/isis-malaysia-grenade-attack-nightclub-moved-puchong/","name":"The Grenade Attack on a Malaysian Nightclub 'Had ISIS Links'"}}]}] ```