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A 17-year-old Singaporean was handed a two-year detention order in September under the Internal Security Act (ISA), said the Internal Security Department (ISD) on Friday (Oct 18). Investigations revealed that the self-radicalised teen had made plans toTeen detained under ISA, planned to conduct suicide knife attack in Tampines
A 17-year-old Singaporean was handed a two-year detention order in September under the Internal Security Act (ISA), said the Internal Security Department (ISD) on Friday (Oct 18). Investigations revealed that the self-radicalised teen had made plans to conduct a suicide knife attack near Tampines West Community Centre, after making a pledge of alliance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in May. He had chosen the location as it had high footfall and was within a walking distance from his home, and planned to execute the attack on non-Muslims males during the September school holidays. His plans involved using either a kitchen knife or a pair of scissors from his home as his weapon. To make sure that he could kill or seriously injure his targets, the teen wanted to stab them in the neck, and even practised stabbing motions with the pair of scissors. Read more