A MAN was brought to court on Tuesday
for giving a false alarm that 10 bombs would explode at Marina Bay
Sands casino.
No plea was taken from Fang Xing Chi,
30, a salesman.
He called 999 at about 1.50 AM on
Monday, saying that 10 bombs would explode in MBS casino and that
police had 12 hours to respond.
The home made bomb (C-4 Plastic
Explosives) consists of the following ingredients:
He is said to have further told the
operator: ‘This is not a scenario. I am from the Islamic Jihad
Party Control from Osama. This is real. I am from the mastermind’
with the intention of inducing a false belief that a terrorist act
would be carried out.
He was remanded for a week at Jurong
police division for investigation.
The bespectacled Fang, who is tall
and slim with short hair, said he wanted to get a lawyer but was
facing financial difficulties.
If convicted, he faces a fine of up
to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years.
