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19 January 2016
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Panic over unattended bags at two places http://ebx.sh/1OCSIZN
Police officers cordoned off the area surrounding an unattended bag that caused a brief panic at a bus terminal in Queen Street on 15 January 2016. Photo: Wanbao Reader
Two unattended bags gave bystanders cause for worry in separate incidents – at a bus terminal in Queen Street and at Woodlands Checkpoint – last Friday.
Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao on Saturday reported witnesses as saying they were afraid the bags – a backpack and a luxury handbag – contained explosives.
Police officers were seen surrounding the suspicious-looking bags, which were later claimedby their owners.
Mr Xu Wei Lin, who was at the bus terminal on Friday, said: “The Jakarta bombing was still fresh in everybody’s mind.”
On Thursday, a bomb went off in Jakarta, killing eight people and injuring more than 20.
Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorist group have claimed responsibility for the attack.
The owner of the bag found in Queen Street was a Mr Wong.
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Malaysian’s unattended bag causes panic in Singapore
Malaysian’s unattended bag causes panic in Singapore https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/327466
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A Malaysian, who is a permanent resident in Singapore, never imagined that leaving his bag unattended would cause alarm.
The man identified only as Wong said he left his bag, containing clothes and electrical appliances, at a bus terminal in Queen Street, to hold a spot in the queue while he parked his bicycle nearby last Friday.
Wong said he has being doing this for a year now.
Every Friday, the 50-year-old electrician takes a bus to Johor Bahru, and then travels to Kuala Lumpur to visit his elderly mother.
“I saw the police car, but I did not realise that they were here because of my unattended bag.
“I didn’t expect it to cause any misunderstanding,” he was quoted as saying by news reports.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/327466
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