DHAKA: Indonesian police have arrested six people who were planning to attack Singapore.

The men aged between 19 and 46, were arrested at several locations in nearby Batam island on Friday, BBC reports on Friday (Aug 5).

The plot allegedly involved firing a rocket from Batam, just south of Singapore, at Marina Bay an up market, waterfront area.

Singapore officials said that they were aware of the plot and security had been stepped up.

Indonesian police spokesman Boy Rafli told BBC Indonesian that the suspects were now being questioned. It is not clear whether the men had the ability to carry out such an attack.

Police said that they were investigating whether the suspects had links to Indonesian militant Bahrun Naim, one of the alleged masterminds of the 2016 Jakarta attacks.

BDST: 2115 HRS, August 5, 2016
SAS/BD