Bugis bomb hoax

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19-year-old arrested over SMS hoax about possible terrorist attack in Bugis

By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 21 February 2009 1908 hrs

SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with an SMS hoax suggesting a terrorist attack in the Bugis area in downtown Singapore. Police said that since Friday night, a text message was being circulated around Singapore about a possible terrorist attack in the busy Bugis area. Several callers to Channel NewsAsia also said they had received the SMS. Although there was no credible evidence of such an attack, Police said they still took the necessary precautions to enhance security in the area. Police assure the public there is no cause for alarm as investigations showed the SMS was unsubstantiated. But it is also giving a stern warning to those who perpetuate such hoaxes, adding that they will not hesitate to take action against them.

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I think that the 19-year old guy was really crazy at that moment when he sent out the SMSes.My mum also received the SMS and I told her not to worry since Singapore is such a safe country,but she was still afraid and avoided Bugis.I think that the 19-year old guy should be mature enough to know what is right and wrong and also to know what he should do and what he should not do.As a NS man,he should be concentrating on how to defend the country and not on how to spend and waste more money on sending out stupid SMSes to cause social unrest.With the economic recession,he should not waste such precious money on sending out SMSes and he should be trying to stretch every single cent of his money to its maximum limit.He should also be trying to save every single penny so that his next generation will be able to live comfortably.

From this article,it also says that those who try to cause social unrest will also be punished and the police will not hesitate to take action against them.I hope that the punishment will be very serious and it will cause the rest of the public to refrain from doing such immature actions.I also hope that the perpetrator will learn from his lesson and change over a new leaf instead of continuing his actions.He should be a help to the police instead of causing more trouble to the police.

Thank You.