Thursday, March 18, 2004  

[Update...]

From ChannelNewsAsia.com:

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

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