Reuters
9 Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The prison escape of an alleged top Islamic militant in Singapore is a blow for the city-state, although it is still not clear how the breakout occured, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
The Straits Times newspaper quoted Lee as saying on Monday that the Feb 27 escape of Mas Selamat bin Kastari, the alleged leader of the Singapore wing of Islamic militant network Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was due to complacency among security officials.
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