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Singapore's community leaders should always be prepared for terror attacks, even during peacetime: Masagos
"We now are even more convinced that our community leaders should always prepare, (be) prepared to recover should an incident happen," said Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli.
Minister for Social and Family Development and MP for Tampines GRC Masagos Zulkifli speaking to media on Oct 19, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Charmaine Jacob)
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Natasha Ganesan & Charmaine Jacob
19 Oct 2024 09:12PM (Updated: 19 Oct 2024 10:32PM)
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SINGAPORE: Community leaders in Singapore should always be prepared for terror attacks, including during peacetime, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said on Saturday (Oct 19).
Mr Masagos was referencing a police superintendent from New Zealand at the International Conference on Communities of Success for global Muslim minority communities held in Singapore earlier this week, who said the authorities "did not regret" being prepared even if they believed attacks "should never happen".
The police officer also said bringing together many communities was what got them through the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019, Mr Masagos said.
More than 50 people were killed after a gunman opened fire at two mosques in March 2019, New Zealand's worst peacetime mass shooting.
"We now are even more convinced that our community leaders should always prepare, (be) prepared to recover should an incident happen," said Mr Masagos, who is also minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.