Singapore under highest terror threat in recent years

A counter-terrorism exercise at Bishan's Junction 8 Mall on Oct 17, 2016. ISIS remains the most significant threat to Singapore, and has targeted it, MHA said in its terrorism threat report released on Thursday (June 1). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

SINGAPORE: Singapore was specifically targeted by terrorist groups in the past year and the terrorism threat to the country remains the highest in recent years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in its Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2017, released on Thursday.

Here are key takeaways from MHA's report.