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Police have arrested a 43 year-old Malay man
in connection with making two bomb hoax calls. |
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At about noon on 2 June 07, the culprit, a
freelance web page designer, called the SCDF control room to inform that
there was a bomb at Raffles Place. SCDF immediately reported the call to
the Police. |
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A search was immediately conducted in the
vicinity of Raffles Place for any suspicious articles. Efforts were also
immediately made to trace the caller. |
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With the help of SCDF and the security
office at Clifford Centre where the call was found to have originated, a
description of the caller was quickly established. Police officers on
patrol were told to look out for the caller. |
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Subsequently, around 2.30pm, the same caller
made a second call to the SCDF control room informing that someone had
planted bombs at Orchard Road and the Tanjong Pagar area. |
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A general search was conducted to ensure the
safety of the two areas mentioned. The call was traced to have
originated from International Plaza and with the help of the security
office, the same suspect was established. |
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A search for the suspect was conducted. The
man was soon spotted at the Turf Club outlet at International Plaza at
around 3.50pm and was arrested on the spot. |
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The man will be charged in Court on 4 Jun
2006 for Breach of Regulations under Section 5(1) of the United Nations
Act, Chapter 339. This offence carries a fine not exceeding $100,000/-
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both. |
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Assistant Commissioner Raymond Khoo,
Commander of Central Police Division, would like to commend his
officers for the excellent teamwork resulting in the swift arrest. |
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He also expressed his appreciation to
the SCDF officers and security offices of Clifford Centre and
International Plaza for their speedy responses and cooperation. He
would like to remind members of the public that giving bomb hoax
messages will tie down scarce security resources. Police will
spare no efforts in tracking down the perpetrators and prosecuting
them. |
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Source:
www.spf.gov.sg Media Release 3
Jun 2007 |
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