Deadly Johor police station attack a 'grim reminder' to stay vigilant against terrorism: PM Lawrence Wong

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has made his first statement regarding the Johor police station attack last week. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (May 21), he wrote that the attack, 'just across our borders', is 'a grim reminder that the threat of terrorism remains high'. Last Friday, a man killed two officers at the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor...

Deadly Johor police station attack a 'grim reminder' to stay vigilant against terrorism: PM Lawrence WongPHOTO: Google mapsPrime Minister Lawrence Wong has made his first statement regarding the Johor police station attack last week.

Last Friday, a man killed two officers at the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor and injured another, before being shot dead. "Over the past two years, four self-radicalised youths were dealt with under the Internal Security Act." In view of the heightened threat situation following the attack, Singapore's security measures have been stepped up, including those at the checkpoints.

 

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