Fake bomb threats at Singapore government buildings

No items of security concern were found after the police conducted thorough checks of both premises, which included a systematic sweep of the buildings and the surroundings.

Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and Central Police Division subsequently established that both bomb threats had been sent by the same person.

The man was arrested on July 7, the same day the second bomb threat was made.

Several electronic devices, believed to have been used to carry out the threats, were seized from his possession.

He will be charged with the offence of communicating false information of a harmful thing.

If found guilty, he could face up to seven years in prison, a fine of up to $50,000, or both.

The police warned that such false threats cause unnecessary public anxiety and divert valuable public resources.