One of the three robber suspects being hunted on Pulau Tekong
has been captured.
The suspect in his 20s was nabbed at about 6.30pm on Friday by
Gurkhas.
Police said the man, who was not carrying any weapons, claims to be
an Indonesian.
More than 700 police special force officers and guardsmen are still
hunting for the other two robbers.
It is believed they may be armed with pistols.
The men had fled to the island on Thursday in a wooden boat after
allegedly committing two robberies in Johor, Malaysia.
So far the search party, which includes sniffer dogs, has not
spotted the other suspects.
The manhunt began in the south-eastern part of Pulau Tekong, where
the men landed in a motorised sampan, and has so far covered
two-thirds of the densely forested island.
Checkpoints have been set up all over the island.
The soldiers and policemen are now focusing their attention on six
to seven square kilometres in the eastern part of Pulau
Tekong.
But the area is covered in swamps and this has hampered the
manhunt.
Two helicopters have also been crisis-crossing the island, trying
to spot the fugitives as troops try to flush them out. - CNA
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pistols only? wat happened to their shotgun?
