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Singapore Detains Teenage Boy Allegedly Planning To Kill Muslims

Singapore has seen several cases in recent years where youths have allegedly made attack plans following exposure to extremist content online (Credit: AFP)

A Singaporean teenager allegedly planning to kill dozens of Muslims outside several mosques has been detained, the city-state's Internal Security Department said on Wednesday.

The 17-year-old boy was detained in March, the ISD said in a statement, adding that he had regarded white supremacist Brenton Tarrant -- who in 2019 had killed worshippers at mosques in New Zealand -- as a "hero".

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