Singapore detains 18-year-old IS supporter planning assaults on metropolis: Report | World News
Singapore has detained an 18-year-old man, accusing him of supporting the Islamic State group and planning to hold out assaults, safety officers mentioned Wednesday.
Muhammad Irfan Danyal bin Mohamad Nor, a Singaporean pupil, was detained in December below the Inside Safety Act, which permits for detention with out trial for as much as two years.
He turned radicalised after viewing Islamic State group propaganda on-line, authorities mentioned in a press release, including that he wished to make use of social media to assemble fighters to conduct assaults in Singapore.
Authorities mentioned his plans included recruiting a suicide automotive bomber to assault a army camp in addition to bombing a grave web site.
“On the level of arrest, he was decided to commit violence,” mentioned Minister for Regulation and Residence Affairs Okay. Shanmugam.
Such circumstances are uncommon within the multicultural and multi-racial city-state.
In 2020, authorities detained a 16-year-old who deliberate to assault two mosques in Singapore after being influenced by a bloodbath of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand.
The next 12 months, a 20-year-old Singaporean Muslim was arrested below the identical regulation, with authorities accusing him of planning a lethal stabbing spree in opposition to Jews at a synagogue.
