Malaysian sword-wielding attacker claimed to be 'God's messenger'

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A samurai sword-wielding attacker shot dead by Malaysian police near Prime Minister Najib Razak's office had told his wife he was a 'messenger of God', a senior security official said on Tuesday.

Mr Abdul Razak Majid, the police chief in the Malaysian administrative capital of Putrajaya, told AFP that the unemployed 47-year-old identified as Khalil Afandi Abdul Hamid was believed to be a member of a deviant cult group.

'His wife told police that he had claimed to be 'Imam Mahadi' or messenger of God,' he said. Khalil, who blogged under the name 'Jaya Negara' - or 'Successful Nation' in Malay - had posted a message last month calling on Muslims to abide by the teachings of Allah and to refrain from immoral activities.

In Monday's incident, a bare-chested Khalil together with a 28-year-old woman identified as Muhdalina Ahmad forced their way into the complex housing the prime minister's office armed with samurai swords.