Man arrested for making bomb hoax calls
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 03 June 2007 2043
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SINGAPORE: A 43-year-old man has been arrested and will be charged
in court on Monday for making two bomb hoax phone calls.
He is said to be a freelance web designer.
The first call was made at about noon on Saturday to the Civil
Defence Force control room.
The caller said there was a bomb at Raffles Place.
Authorities immediately started a search in the area for any
suspicious items.
The call was found to have originated from Clifford Centre and
police obtained a description of the suspect.
Then, at 2.30pm, another call claimed that bombs had been placed at
Orchard Road and Tanjong Pagar.
This time, the call was traced to International Plaza.
The suspect was spotted at the Turf Club outlet in the building and
was arrested on the spot at around 3.50pm.
He faces a five-year jail term, a fine of up to S$100,000 or
both.
- CNA/so