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A man who emailed fake bomb threats to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) was hauled to court on Thursday (July 9).Koh Jye Shyang, 40, was charged with two counts of communicating false information of a bomb thrMan charged over bomb threat email to PM Wong: 'Please evacuate immediately'
A man who emailed fake bomb threats to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) was hauled to court on Thursday (July 9).Koh Jye Shyang, 40, was charged with two counts of communicating false information of a bomb threat for the two messages he sent in the afternoons of July 3 and July 6, according to charge sheets seen by AsiaOne.On July 3, he allegedly submitted a false message to HTX via FormSG, saying: «There is a bomb in the Home Team Science and Technology Agency building in 1 Stars Avenue, #12-01, Singapore 138507. Please evacuate the premises immediately.»Three days later, on July 6, he purportedly sent the following message to PM Wong's email addresses: «There is a bomb placed in the Parliament House at 1 Parliament Pl, Singapore 178880. Please evacuate the premises immediately.»Koh was arrested on Tuesday (July 7).The police said in a statement on July 8 that thorough checks of both premises were conducted, including a systematic sweep of the buildings and their surroundings. No items of security concern were found. Read more











