Terrorists marked two Singapore spots as targets last year

The Singapore Exchange was marked by terrorists as a potential target last year. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network

SINGAPORE: Two places in Singapore were marked by terrorists as potential targets last year, signalling a significant increase in the terror threat here, analysts said.

In its inaugural Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report on Thursday, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said an Arabic publication circulated last October, titled The Fall Of The Idol: External Action And Individual Jihad, had identified two entities here as targets as part of a wider bid to damage American and Western interests.