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<\/div>A 26-year-old church volunteer was arrested after a suspicious item was found on the premises of St Joseph\u2019s church in Bukit Timah, Singapore, on Sunday morning.<\/p><\/div>\n
Singapore police said the man was arrested under anti-terrorism regulations.<\/p>\n
A suspicious item at the church was reported at about 7.10am by a man who told police he had discovered the item in a drain within the church compound. He said he kept very still while holding on to it.<\/p>\n
Police secured the area and evacuated the premises to ensure public safety. A military bomb squad was also activated to conduct further assessment.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing thorough checks, the item, which resembled an improvised explosive device, was assessed at about 10.40am to be three cardboard rolls and wires taped with black tape, with no explosive elements present. It was subsequently removed from the scene,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n
Home minister K Shanmugam said the suspicious item was not a bomb. \u201cSomeone has tried to create the impression that it was an explosive device,\u201d he wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n
In November last year, Father Christopher Lee, priest of St Joseph\u2019s church, was stabbed in the mouth by a knife-wielding man while celebrating evening mass at the church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n