Singapore detains three youths for planned school and military attacks
Singapore’s Internal Security Department said it has detained three youths – a 14‑year‑old, a 15‑year‑old and a 19‑year‑old – under the Internal Security Act for alleged plots targeting schools and a military airbase.
The 14‑year‑old was arrested in May after planning a mass stabbing of non‑Muslim teachers and students during school holidays, writing a 21‑page manifesto he intended to post online. The 15‑year‑old was described as self‑radicalised by Islamic State online material. The 19‑year‑old tertiary student allegedly planned knife attacks on Singapore Armed Forces personnel at an airbase and on LGBT students at his school.
All three can be held for up to two years without trial. Authorities noted that in the past decade more than half of the 23 youths dealt with under the Act were intended to carry out attacks, and urged the public to remain vigilant for signs of radicalisation.
Entities: Internal Security Act · Internal Security Department · Islamic State · Singapore · Singapore Armed Forces
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The 19‑year‑old tertiary student planned knife attacks on Singapore Armed Forces personnel at an airbase and on LGBT students at his school. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Detained youths can be held for up to two years without trial under the Internal Security Act. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The 14‑year‑old planned a mass stabbing of non‑Muslim teachers and students during school holidays. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The 14‑year‑old wrote a 21‑page manifesto intended for social‑media dissemination. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] More than half of the 23 youths dealt with under the Act in the past decade intended to mount attacks in Singapore. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Singapore detained three youths aged 14, 15 and 19 under the Internal Security Act. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The 15‑year‑old was self‑radicalised by Islamic State online content. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Authorities urged the public to remain vigilant for signs of radicalisation. (All three articles)