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| Singapore police shoot dead man near Shangri-La summit | Singapore police shoot dead man near Shangri-La summit |
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| Singaporean police say they have killed one man and detained two others near the Shangri-La hotel. | Singaporean police say they have killed one man and detained two others near the Shangri-La hotel. |
| Defence ministers and leaders from around the world are attending the Shangri-La Dialogue at the hotel. | Defence ministers and leaders from around the world are attending the Shangri-La Dialogue at the hotel. |
| Police say that the car was stopped at a vehicle checkpoint, but accelerated after being asked to open the car boot and rammed through police barricades. | |
| Police say the incident is under investigation, and they believe the shooting and arrests are drug-related. | |
| Officers opened fire because the car "was endangering the lives of officers", the police statement said, adding that suspected drugs were found on one of those detained. | |
| Police said the situation was under control, and later announced that roads near the shooting had re-opened. | |
| Extra security is in place due to the conference, which is attended by senior defence leaders including US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, who spoke at the summit on Saturday. | Extra security is in place due to the conference, which is attended by senior defence leaders including US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, who spoke at the summit on Saturday. |
| Singapore is thought to have one of the lowest crime rates in the world. | Singapore is thought to have one of the lowest crime rates in the world. |
| The country has tough anti-drug laws, and has enforced capital punishment in some cases of drug trafficking. | The country has tough anti-drug laws, and has enforced capital punishment in some cases of drug trafficking. |