US EditionSingapore detains teenage boy allegedly planning to kill Muslims
- A 17-year-old Singaporean boy was detained for allegedly planning to kill dozens of Muslims outside mosques, according to the Internal Security Department.
- The boy idolized Brenton Tarrant, a perpetrator of the 2019 New Zealand mosque attacks, and wanted to kill at least 100 Muslims.
- Home Minister K Shanmugam expressed concern about the rise of radicalism among youth via the internet, noting that self-radicalization can occur rapidly.
- Authorities reported that a 15-year-old girl had been restricted for online relationships with ISIS supporters.
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Singapore arrests two teenagers under security law for extremist plans
Singapore has detained two teenagers under its Internal Security Act (ISA) over separate extremist plots, authorities announced on Wednesday. One had planned to attack mosques, while the other sought to join Daesh militants in Syria. A 17-year-old male, identified as subscribing to far-right extremist ideology, was detained in March. Authorities said he saw himself as an "East Asian supremacist" and had planned to carry out a mass shooting at mo…
S’porean girl, 15, who wanted to marry ISIS fighter is first female teen dealt with under ISA
Another two Singaporean teens who were self-radicalised have been caught under the Internal Security Act (ISA).One of them is a 15-year-old girl. An Islamic State supporter, she is the first female youth and second-youngest to be dealt with under the ISA, with a restriction order imposed.
Singaporean Islamic State supporter the first female youth caught under ISA; another teen detained for far-right extremism
Another two Singaporean teens who were self-radicalised have been caught under the Internal Security Act (ISA).One of them is a 15-year-old girl. An Islamic State supporter, she is the first female youth and second-youngest to be dealt with under the ISA, with a restriction order imposed.
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