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Singapore detains 15-year-old on terror charges

Police officers take part in a training exercise to subdue a gunman at a housing estate in Singapore in December 2017. (Reuters File Photo)

Singapore has detained a 15-year-old student, the youngest person to be held under its Internal Security Act for terrorism-related activities. Another teen has had his movements restricted.

The 15-year old was arrested in November and planned to conduct attacks in Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday. He also allegedly “harboured the desire to establish an Islamic caliphate through violent means”. A 16-year-old was placed under a restriction order that limits his movements. 

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