SINGAPORE — Singapore has tightened security after an attack on a police station in neighboring Malaysia by a man with suspected ties to an Al-Qaida-linked group, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday.
Two police officers were killed and another injured by the machete-wielding attacker on Friday in Malaysia 's southern Johor state, near the narrow waterway separating the country from Singapore .The man, whose father is a member of Southeast Asia-based terror network Jemaah Islamiyah , was shot dead by the injured policeman.
New Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is sworn into office at the Istana in Singapore on May 15, 2024. AFP PHOTO'Such an attack, just across our borders, is a grim reminder that the threat of terrorism remains high,' said Wong, who was installed as the city-state's premier on May 15.'We have stepped up security measures, including at our checkpoints,' he said on Facebook, urging the public to immediately report 'any suspicious persons or activities.
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