War relic found along Jalan Bahar removed safely by SAF

SINGAPORE - A war relic was found along Jalan Bahar on Friday and was removed safely by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

The police confirmed on Saturday that it received a call at 10.34am on Friday requesting assistance at the location where the relic was found. Officers from an SAF Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosives (CBRE) unit removed the relic safely.

No danger was posed to the public.

A reader wrote to citizen journalism website Stomp saying that the relic had been found amid excavation works being done at Nanyang Crescent, in the Nanyang Technological University.

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