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Manhunt continues to track down JI detainee
By Ca-Mie De Souza, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 28 February 2008 2147 hrs

 
 
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SINGAPORE: A massive manhunt has been underway since Wednesday evening to track down escaped JI detainee Mas Selamat Kastari.

Soldiers and police are focusing on the area near the Internal Security Department Detention Centre off Whitley Road.

Apart from schools, there are bungalows and other residential properties in this area.

The Detention Centre – near the old Police Academy – is a high-security facility not known to many.

The search area is bounded by Whitley Road, Dunearn Road and Goldhill Avenue. Schools in the area have kept their students informed of the incident.

Jerome Teo, a student, said: "Last evening, there were special commandos running around. Our teachers in the school told us not to move around and stay in the canteen and evacuate the classes as soon as possible. This morning, there were policemen every ten metres from the bus stop to the school, so we felt very safe."

"There was a friend of mine who was afraid to come to school today," said another student, Wong Jiayang.

Student Christopher Tan said: "I trust the capabilities of our police but it can be somewhat worrying when you find out that things like this can happen in Singapore."

At the Singapore Chinese Girls' School, letters were given to parents to inform them of the situation. The school has also increased the frequency of its guard patrols.

With the tight security presence, Singaporeans are generally confident this crisis will soon be resolved.


- CNA/so

 


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