Hoax caller who claims to be escaped JI terror leader
arrested
POLICE have arrested a 58-year-old man who made a hoax call from
a public phone, claiming that he is the escaped Jemaah Islamiyah
(JI) detainee Mas Selamat Kastari.
The man, who called from a phone booth at Block 10 Haig Road on
Thursday at about 5.10 pm, also threatened to attack multiple
locations, said a police statement on Friday.
Police investigations are on-going.
Police also warned the public that that they will not 'hesitate
to take firm action against persons committing such offences.'
A massive land, sea and air search is continuing to hunt down
Mas Selamat, 47, leader of the Singapore JI terror network, who
fled from Whitley Road Detention Centre on Wednesday afternoon.
Posters of the wanted fugitive - one showing him with a
moustache and goatee and the other, clean-shaven - have been put up
at many public places and immigration checkpoints to urge people to
call 999 immediately if they spot him.
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