A soldier from the Singapore Armed Forces stands guard along a residential area on Thursday Feb. 28, 2008 in Singapore. The government of tightly controlled Singapore apologized Thursday for a rare security lapse after an Islamic terror group leader escaped from jail, triggering a massive manhunt across the island nation for a man who walks with a limp. Mas Selamat Kastari, who had allegedly plotted to hijack a plane and crash it into Singapore's Changi airport, slipped away from a detention center on Wednesday, authorities said. Mas Selamat is said to be commander of the al-Qaida linked Jemaah Islamiyah's Singapore arm. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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