--- title: Details of Malaysia Blast Suspects Emerge description: Details of two missing ISIS-linked militants suspected for involvement in last week’s grenade attack on a Malaysian nightclub have emerged. canonical: https://time.com/4394281/isis-malaysia-puchong-bar-grenade-attack/ author: Casey Quackenbush article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-06T10:02:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:03:57.219Z article:section: World og:title: Details of Malaysia Blast Suspects Emerge og:description: Two men, suspected of ISIS links, worked at the local night market. og:url: https://time.com/4394281/isis-malaysia-puchong-bar-grenade-attack/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53f5567543d167fe/69889ac4a988ca25a06b8837/ap_16186361649565.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Malaysia-Militant-Attack og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Details of Malaysia Blast Suspects Emerge twitter:description: Two men, suspected of ISIS links, worked at the local night market. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53f5567543d167fe/69889ac4a988ca25a06b8837/ap_16186361649565.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Details on ISIS-Linked Militants Suspected in Malaysia Blast by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Jul 6, 2016 10:02 AM CUT  Malaysian forensic personnel inspect the blast site of a grenade attack at a restaurant in Puchong, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Malaysian forensic personnel inspect the blast site of a grenade attack at a restaurant in Puchong, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, June 28, 2016,Joshua Paul—AP by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Jul 6, 2016 10:02 AM CUT New details of two wanted [ISIS-linked](http://time.com/4392586/isis-malaysia-grenade-attack-nightclub-moved-puchong/ "undefined") militants suspected for involvement in last week’s [grenade attack](http://time.com/4392586/isis-malaysia-grenade-attack-nightclub-moved-puchong/ "undefined") on a Malaysian nightclub have emerged. Police identified the pair on Monday as Mohammed Saifuddin Muji, 28, and Jasanizam Rosni, 33, longtime friends and traders at the local night market, the Malaysian newspaper [_Star_](http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/07/06/duo-are-petty-traders-wanted-grenade-attack-suspects-work-at-night-market/ "undefined") reports. “I recognized him immediately when I saw the two photos being circulated on social media,” Jasanizam’s brother [told](http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/07/06/duo-are-petty-traders-wanted-grenade-attack-suspects-work-at-night-market/ "undefined") the _Star_. Saifuddin, who used to give rides to Jasanizam, was last seen seen at his home on Friday and has not been contactable since. Malaysian police have so far arrested two suspects in the explosion that left eight injured at the Movida bar in the town of Pouching, where a crowd had gathered to watch a Euro 2016 football match. PoliceInspector-General Khalid Abu Bakar [said](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/nightclub-blast-in/2928744.html?cid=twtcna "undefined") that the detained men had received instructions from ISIS in Syria. According to a Facebook post claiming responsibility for the attack by a man pledging allegiance to ISIS, the attack was an act of revenge on people participating in social activities during Ramadan. It is one of several acts of violence in the last month that have [plagued](http://time.com/4392879/thailand-pattani-bomb-ramadan-terrorism/?xid=fbshare "undefined") cities worldwide during the Muslim holy month. \[[_Star_](http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/07/06/duo-are-petty-traders-wanted-grenade-attack-suspects-work-at-night-market/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4394281/isis-malaysia-puchong-bar-grenade-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4394281/isis-malaysia-puchong-bar-grenade-attack/"},"headline":"New Details on ISIS-Linked Militants Suspected in Malaysia Blast","datePublished":"2016-07-06T10:02:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:03:57.219Z","description":"The two men, traders at a local night market, are still on the run","url":"https://time.com/4394281/isis-malaysia-puchong-bar-grenade-attack/","keywords":["Malaysia","Terrorism","ISIS","militants"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53f5567543d167fe/69889ac4a988ca25a06b8837/ap_16186361649565.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/blt53f5567543d167fe/69889ac4a988ca25a06b8837/ap_16186361649565.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Malaysia-Militant-Attack","caption":"Malaysia-Militant-Attack","creditText":"Joshua Paul—AP","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/4394281/isis-malaysia-puchong-bar-grenade-attack/","name":"New Details on ISIS-Linked Militants Suspected in Malaysia Blast"}}]}] ```