Man who posted online threats to bomb Singapore arrested

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in Singapore over an online threat to bomb several locations in the city state in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon attack, police said yesterday.

The man, whose name and nationality were not disclosed, was arrested on Thursday after making the threat as a comment on a news article about the fatal bombings in Boston, police said.

"Preliminary investigations indicated that the suspect had no intention or means to carry out his threats," said the statement.

reported the man had posted the comment on the Yahoo Singapore website.

Making bomb threats in Singapore is an offence punishable by a maximum of five years in jail or a fine of up to S$100,000 (HK$630,000), or both.

Separately, police said they were investigating a threat to bomb the Singapore Marathon in December, but there have been no arrests to date.