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  • Plotters' plan: Strike Singapore from Batam hill

    09/27/2016 6:20:04 PM PDT · by djsunzi · 6 replies
    The Straits Times (Singapore) ^ | Sep 28, 2016 | Francis Chan
    New details about a plot to fire a rocket at Marina Bay from Batam island have raised more questions over the capabilities of the terrorist cell behind the foiled attack. Indonesia's National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Suhardi Alius said the suspects planned to launch the strike from a hilltop in Taman Habibie. The little-known nature park is located about 17km from Singapore's shoreline and just over 18km from Marina Bay Sands.
  • Indonesia police arrest six in alleged plot to launch rocket attack on Singapore: Reports

    08/07/2016 7:02:39 PM PDT · by djsunzi · 36 replies
    CNBC ^ | Friday, 5 August 2016 | Leslie Shaffer
    Six suspects were arrested in an alleged plot to launch a rocket attack on Singapore's Marina Bay from the Indonesian island of Batam, Indonesian media reported Friday. Singapore's Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen confirmed in a Facebook post late Friday that one of the alleged plans of the group of suspects was to use rockets to attack targets in Marina Bay from Batam. "We should assume that there may be more plots, other terror cells on the lookout for ways, and new munitions to penetrate our defenses," Ng said. Parts of the Batam Island are as little as 20...