Source:
ChannelNewsAsia
Massive manhunt on Pulau Tekong for 3 armed robbers who
fled from Johor
By Walter Fernandez, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : More than 400 soldiers and policemen were conducting a
massive manhunt on Thursday for three armed robbers on Pulau
Tekong.
The three men are suspected of committing an armed robbery in
Johor.
Malaysian police told Channel NewsAsia the men are believed to be
Indonesians and are armed with a pistol and pump action gun.
Malaysian media say they robbed a businessman in Kota Tinggi of 600
ringgit, before they robbed a Johor boat rental company of 10,000
ringgit.
They were being pursued by Malaysian police but fled the country at
about 8.45 am Thursday in a motorised sampan.
They landed on Pulau Tekong, one of Singapore's largest islands,
which lies to the north-east.
The manhunt, which began at 9 am, involves 200 soldiers armed with
M16s, 200 policemen, a dozen dogs and two helicopters.
The island has also been cordoned off by patrol craft from the
Coast Guard.
There are no residents on the island but there are at least two
army camps there, which are used for basic military training.
All military training was stopped at 10.30 am and recruits have
been ordered to stay indoors. - CNA
