Police investigating grenade-shaped object near Istana grounds

The police has updated that the "suspicious item" is a toy resembling a grenade:

https://www.facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce/posts/10156859220504408

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The Singapore Police Force has urged members of the public to avoid the Penang Road area, near the Istana, as they investigate a grenade-shaped object found there.

In a Facebook post today at 4.15pm, the police said that a "suspicious item" is being investigated near the Istana grounds:

"Case of Suspicious Item Found

"The Police are currently attending to a case of a suspicious item reported along Penang Road. Please avoid the area.

"Members of the public are advised not to speculate on the cases. Updates will follow."

https://www.facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce/posts/10156859016734408

The local broadsheet has reported that the item was found near the the junction of Penang Lane and Penang Road, and that it was reported to the police by a caller around 2pm.