1976 Balestier Road shooting
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title:
1976 Balestier Road shooting
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On 18 October 1976, two armed robbers, Tay Cher Kiang and Chang Bock Eng, held several people hostage at a paint shop in Balestier Road, Singapore in an attempt to commit armed robbery, and during the holdup, Chang, who wielded a revolver, engaged in a gunfight with the police, injuring a police constable named Neo Koon San during the confrontation. Both Chang and Tay were subsequently arrested and charged under the Arms Offences Act for the unauthorized use of firearms. Both Chang and Tay were
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1976 armed holdup and shooting incident in Singapore
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Balestier_Road_shooting
date created:
2024-04-01T15:28:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T16:50:56Z
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