Singaporean youth detained for planning terrorist attacks against Muslims released after rehabilitation

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The Singaporean student, who was 16 when he was detained in December 2020 for making detailed plans and preparations to conduct terrorist attacks against Muslims, has been released after making good progress in his rehabilitation, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Wednesday (Jan 24).

The Singaporean student, who was 16 when he was detained in December 2020 for making detailed plans and preparations to conduct terrorist attacks against Muslims, has been released after making good progress in his rehabilitation, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Wednesday (Jan 24).

The 19-year-old, who was the first Singaporean to be dealt with under the country's Internal Security Act (ISA) for being radicalised by far-right extremist ideologies, had planned to use a machete to attack Muslims at two mosques in the Woodlands area on Mar 15, 2020, the second anniversary of..

 

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