S'pore police set up crack bomb team<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE: Singapore has established a special bomb investigation
\nunit as part of the city-state's increasing anti-terrorism
\nsecurity measures, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Wong said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)'s Bomb
\nand Explosive Investigation Division would be an important boost
\nfor police in countering the terrorist threat.<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Victor Keong said that in the event of a
\nterrorist bomb attack, quickly bringing people to justice was
\nvital to maintain people's faith in Singapore and its law
\nenforcement capabilities.<\/p>\n
"The timely determination of what happened, how it happened
\nand who did it, followed by the swift apprehension and
\nprosecution of the perpetrators, is one of the most potent
\nsymbols of national resilience," Keong told AFP.<\/p>\n
The new unit will include people with special forensic skills
\nand a data base of previous terrorist attacks, and will liase
\nwith international law enforcement agencies. -- AFP<\/p>",
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