Interpol alert on escaped suspect

Interpol alert on escaped suspect

Police, Ghurkas and special forces are said to be hunting Kastari

A worldwide security alert has been issued two days after a suspected Islamist militant leader escaped from jail in Singapore.

Global police body Interpol is circulating fingerprints and images of Mas Selamat Kastari to 186 countries.

He is thought to be a leader of the Jemaah Islamiah militant group.

Police believe he planned attacks on the US embassy in Singapore and plotted to hijack and crash a plane at the city-state's international airport.