Earthtimes.org, 28 Oct 2009
As Singapore prepares to host the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit next month with US President Barack Obama and other world leaders, authorities are warning of a terrorist threat. Since suicide bombers attacked the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in Jakarta in July, killing nine people and injuring more than 50, Singapore fears that terrorist groups might look at similar targets during the November 14-15 APEC meeting.
"We know that we remain on the terrorists' radar," Senior Minister for Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee told Parliament last week.
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