What will happened if a bomb would to go off during the station's peak hour ?

I have been wanting to write this for some time and a trip down Orchard Road today convinced me that it's necessary for me to bring this to the attention of anyone concerned with the security and safety of Singapore and Singaoporeans alike.

Imagine that you are a member of Al-Qaeda/Jemaah Islamiyah, where would you choose in order to inflict a significant and deadly blow to Singapore?

1. The crossjunction in front of Paragon

2. Orchard Train Station

3. Crossjunction facing Wheellock Place







Potential and likely target for the terroists ~!












Why is that so?

1. A terrorist have the intent of infliciting maximum human casulties and injuries and these 3 strategic locations mentioned see tens of thousands of people everyday especially on weekends.

2. The number of foreginers thronging these streets

3. Maximum economic damage - A sudden collapse of our economy is very well on the cards!

4. It's pure value and significance(kinda of like Bali Island resort is to Indonesia

My tool of destruction will be a car fitted with tonnes of TNT and the bomb would go off just as the traffic lights turn red when travellers are about to cross the streets.

Just imgaine the extent of the destruction caused ! No one will be able to stand guard and prevent against this form of attack .

While the Singapore focus its attention on military bases, airbases, jurong island, Changi airport, we should not let our guard down in places such as Orchard Road - Singapore's prime shopping lane.

Singapore cannot afford to have any bombs going off on our soil. Our social fabric, religious harmony, economy prosperity and even political stability is on the line!

A mismangement of the crisis could very well heralded a new form of government in Singapore and the government's legitimacy will be lost. No matter how efficient and uncorrupted the PAP is, one mistake and the popularity and success of the ruling party over the past 40 over years will go up in smoke together with Orchard Road in the event of a terror attack!

However, I would like to raise a point for all Singaporeans to ponder about. How resilient will Singaporeans be in the aftermath of a terror attack?