Singapore Boosts Security in the Face of ISIS Threat

As officials in Singapore step up their warnings that the island city-state is a top terrorist target, the global business and finance hub has unveiled a raft of new measures to combat threats at home.

The arrests earlier this month in Indonesia of a group suspected of plotting a rocket attack on Singapore’s Marina Bay thrust a spotlight onto the Southeast Asian city-state known for its stability and security. Indonesian police have said the would-be terror cell arrested on the Indonesian island Batam was connected with Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian national who joined ISIS and is believed to be behind the 2016 Jakarta attacks.

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