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A teenager in Singapore has been detained under the country’s strict Internal Security Act (ISA) for plotting to kill Muslims in two mosques on March 15, a date set aside for the anniversary of the deadly 2019 Christchurch attacks.
The 16-year-old student, who is a Protestant Christian of Indian ethnicity, is the youngest to be detained under such law, the ministry of home affairs (MOHA) said in a statement, adding that the teenager was inspired by a far-right extremist ideology.
“He was found to have made detailed plans and preparations to conduct terrorist attacks using a machete against Muslims at two mosques in Singapore, the ministry said.
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Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, flanked by Christian and Muslim leaders at Yusof Ishak Mosque in Woodlands yesterday, said he was heartened by the strong statements put out by the various religious authorities following news of the Protestant Christian youth s plan to attack Muslims here. TNP PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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Places of worship should not be turned into fortresses but remain welcoming and open, Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday, as he called on the wider community to instead counter radical ideologies by educating young people against far-right extremism.
President of NCCS Reverend Keith Lai (second from left) meeting the Mufti of Singapore Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir (second from right) with other Christian and Muslim leaders, on Jan 28, 2021. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Christian and Muslim religious leaders in Singapore met on Thursday (Jan 28) to reaffirm the mutual trust and understanding between the two religious communities and condemn the plot by a Protestant Christian youth to attack Muslims at two mosques here.
The meeting was held at the Yusof Ishak Mosque in Woodlands, one of two sites targeted by a 16-year-old Singaporean of Indian ethnicity who was inspired by the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, a tragedy which claimed 51 lives in New Zealand.
January 27, 2021
The youth bought a tactical vest from an online platform and had found his choice machete on Carousell but had not purchased it yet.
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SINGAPORE - A 16-year old Singaporean student has been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for planning to attack two mosques and kill worshippers in Singapore on March 15 this year - the second anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks.
A Protestant Christian of Indian ethnicity, he is the first detainee to be inspired by far-right extremist ideology and the youngest person detained under the ISA for terrorism-related activities to date, said the Internal Security Department (ISD) on Wednesday (Jan 27).