SINGAPORE: Police are searching for a man who threatened to blow up a pawn shop outside Boon Lay MRT station on Saturday afternoon (Jul 28) after a failed attempt to rob it.
The man entered the pawn shop at about 4.30pm, said the police.
AdvertisementArmed with a knife and a gun that is believed to be a replica, the man demanded that an employee hand over cash and jewellery.
When the employee refused, the man allegedly said he would blow up the shop, claiming he had an explosive device.
"The man then threw the said object on the counter and fled the pawnshop without taking any items.The said object was immediately thrown out of the pawnshop by the staff who then called the police," said the Singapore Police Force in a Facebook post.
"The police had established that the object only contained some electrical components."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAuthorities added that no one was injured.
The incident prompted the closure of exit C of the station near Jurong Point mall. Police said earlier that they were investigating a suspicious object, which turned out to be nothing incriminating.
In their appeal for information, the police said that the suspect is about 1.75m tall, and was last seen wearing a pink turban, blue jacket and long brown pants.
Anyone with information can call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
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