Singapore:
Singapore has detained an 18-year-old man, accusing him of supporting the Islamic State terror organization and planning its attacks, security officials said on Wednesday.
Muhammad Irfan Danyal bin Mohamad Nor, a Singaporean student, was detained in December under the Internal Security Act, which allows detention for up to two years without trial.
He radicalized after viewing the Islamic State group’s propaganda online, authorities said in a statement, adding that he wanted to use social media to rally fighters to carry out attacks in Singapore.
Authorities said his plans included recruiting a suicide car bomber to attack a military camp, as well as bombing a grave.
“At the time of his arrest, he was determined to commit violence,” Justice and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said.
Such cases are rare in the multicultural and multiracial city-state.
In 2020, authorities arrested a 16-year-old who planned to attack two mosques in Singapore after he was influenced by a massacre of Muslim worshipers in New Zealand.
The following year, a 20-year-old Singaporean Muslim was arrested under the same law, with authorities accusing him of planning a fatal stabbing attack against Jews in a synagogue.
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