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Singaporeans must unite and stay resilient if terror attack strikes: PM

Lee U-Wen
Published Fri, Mar 24, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Hanoi

SINGAPOREANS must have the "fortitude, resilience and unity" to denounce any acts of terrorism in the country, and they must be aware that there is no such thing as fool-proof protection against an attack.

In his first extensive comments on this week's deadly assault in London that killed five people and injured dozens more, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned that the incident in the British capital could also happen in many other cities, including Singapore.

"It's something that we have to be conscious about," he told the Singapore media in Vietnam on Friday as he wrapped u…

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