Singapore teenager inspired by Christchurch massacre arrested for allegedly planning attack on mosques, authorities say

The 16-year-old is the first person in the country to be detained for being ‘inspired by far-right extremist ideology’

A 16-year-old who was arrested in Singapore for allegedly planning a terror attack on two mosques was inspired by the Australian who carried out the 2019 Christchurch massacre, authorities say.

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs revealed on Thursday that the 16-year-old had been arrested over an alleged plot to attack two mosques on the anniversary of the Christchurch massacre in March.

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