Singapore authorities are “coordinating closely” with their Indonesian counterparts over the recent arrest of a suspected terrorist who plotted to attack the Singapore Exchange (SGX) building in 2014, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Wednesday.
ISD said it is aware of the arrest of a man referred to in some media reports as YLK.
“ISD first received information on the attack plot against the SGX in 2016 and subsequently on YLK’s alleged involvement in the plot, and has been coordinating closely with the Indonesian authorities in the investigations,” the department said.
On Tuesday, Indonesia’s counterterrorism unit Detachment 88 said that YLK – who was arrested on August 21 – was affiliated with the terrorist group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
His alleged terror attack against the SGX building in the central business district was said to be under AQAP’s order.