The youth - a Protestant Christian - was planning to use a machete against Muslims at two Singapore mosques. A Singapore youth has been caught after planning to carry out copycat attacks at two mosques on the March 15 anniversary of the Christchurch terrorist attacks. Singapore's Internal Security Department said the 16-year-old high school student was detained in December, when he was making preparations towards the terrorist attacks. The youth - a Protestant Christian - was planning to use a machete against Muslims at two Singapore mosques. He watched the live-streamed video of the Christchurch mosque attacks and read the terrorist's online manifesto, the statement said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 27, 2021 23:48 UTC