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Singapore jails man for threatening PM Lee Hsien Loong on Facebook


Kong Chee Kian said someone should assassinate Lee following the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.

The article was posted by CNA on its Facebook page with an accompanying caption stating that the man is believed to have shot Abe. Lee had uploaded a photo of himself with Abe on his page, stating his shock over the shooting and condemning the “senseless act of violence”. About a month before, Kong responded to a post on Instagram depicting a Tamagotchi toy that asked users to comment what it was, with “wrong answers only”.

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