In peaceful Singapore students learn of 'terrorist' threat

Saigon-gpdaily.com.vn, 23 Dec 2008, AFP

SINGAPORE, Dec 24, 2008 (AFP) - Cartoon-like images of an airplane crashing into New York's World Trade Centre appear on a large screen at the front of the auditorium.

"Who piloted the airplane?" Lieutenant Shahdele asks the students, testing their knowledge of Al-Qaeda's attacks on the United States seven years ago.

"Terrorists," they call.

It is day two of security-conscious Singapore's first Youth Resilience Camp, which has brought 70 teenagers together to learn about security and natural disaster threats facing the peaceful island republic.

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