18-year-old Islamic State supporter detained for planning terror attacks on Singapore
An 18-year-old man was detained in Singapore for allegedly supporting the Islamic State (IS) group and planning to carry out attacks.
Muhammad Irfan Danyal bin Mohamad Nor, a Singaporean student, was detained in December under the Internal Security Act, which allows for detention without trial for up to two years, as reported by the news agency AFP.
In a statement, the Singapore authorities said that the student became radicalised after viewing Islamic State group propaganda online, adding that he wanted to use social media to gather fighters to conduct attacks in Singapore.
“His plans included recruiting a suicide car bomber to attack a military camp as well as bombing a grave site,” the authorities stated.
“At the point of arrest, he was determined to commit violence,” said Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam.
In 2020, authorities detained a 16-year-old who planned to attack two mosques in Singapore after being influenced by a massacre of Muslim worshippers 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 deadly stabbing spree against Jews at a synagogue.
(With inputs from AFP)
