Known only as Chen, he had been a thorn in the side of Singapores well-ordered administration for several months. But when his name was linked to a devastating raid on a SAF armoury, and then the brutal kidnapping of a British diplomat and a UNESCOMoreKnown only as Chen, he had been a thorn in the side of Singapores well-ordered administration for several months. But when his name was linked to a devastating raid on a SAF armoury, and then the brutal kidnapping of a British diplomat and a UNESCO expert, he was swiftly labelled Public Enemy No.1.
His extreme demands for the hostages release would have invited an outright rejection- that is until he also seized a school bus carrying nineteen children. The outcome of this truly absorbing confrontation left everyone utterly stunned.