Indonesia arrests 6 suspects over plot to attack Singapore

Indonesian authorities have arrested six suspects over an alleged plot to attack Singapore’s Marina Bay by firing a rocket from Indonesia’s Batam island.
Indonesia arrests 6 suspects over plot to attack Singapore ảnh 1 Garden of Light, an animation by Hexogon Solution of Singapore, is projected on the ArtScience Museum during a media preview of the i Light Marina Bay sustainable light art festival in Singapore March 7, 2012 (Source: reuters.com)

Singapore (VNA) - Indonesian authorities have arrested six suspects over an alleged plot to attack Singapore’s Marina Bay by firing a rocket from Indonesia’s Batam island, the “Today online” newspaper reported on August 5.

Police chief of Batam, Bou Rafli Amar said the suspects aged 19 to 46 were arrested by Indonesia’s counter-terrorism squad in different places in Batam. The group is said to have links to Bahrun Naim, the mastermind behind the attacks in Jakarta earlier this year.

He said the suspects planned the attack but failed, however, he did not know the time that the suspects planned to carry out the attack.-VNA

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