Malaysia to shut down terror websites

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 15 (UPI) -- The Malaysian Prime Minister said Saturday his government will shut down radical Islamic websites hosted in his country.

Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's announcement followed the closure of the site that first ran the video of American contractor Nick Berg being beheaded in Iraq, the BBC reported.

The site leased computer server space from Malaysian web hosting company Acme Commerce. Acme said it only became aware footage of Nick Berg's murder was stored on its computers when connections to hundreds of its other servers were jammed by people wanting to see the film. It moved immediately to close the site.

However, it has since emerged Acme's computers provided space for other sites linked to al-Qaida, Hamas, and supporters of Chechen rebels. The company said it has now closed those as well and will check through its servers and remove any similar material found.

Badawi said the government will not allow any web page or company that operates on behalf of terrorists.