Singapore mosque attacks plot
| Singapore mosque attacks plot | |
|---|---|
| Part of Counter-terrorism in Singapore and right-wing terrorism | |
Yusof Ishak Mosque in 2017, one of the mosques that were planned targets | |
| Location | Yusof Ishak Mosque in Woodlands and Assyafaah Mosque in Sembawang (planned) |
| Date | Planned to be executed on March 15, 2021, foiled in November 1, 2020 |
| Target | Muslim worshippers |
Attack type | Failed terrorist plot, right-wing terrorism, plotted mass stabbing, hate crime |
| Weapon | Smith & Wesson Machete |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Unnamed 16-year-old male |
| Motive |
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The Singapore mosque attacks plot was a plan by a far-right extremist to commit two Islamophobic terrorist attacks at two Singaporean mosques on 15 March 2021, the 2-year anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings. The plot was uncovered in late November 2020 by the Internal Security Department, who arrested a 16-year-old Indian Singaporean Protestant youth under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
The perpetrator reportedly expressed anti-Islamic views and was inspired by the actions of Brenton Tarrant, the Christchurch mosque shooter. The suspect is the youngest person and the first far-right extremist to be detained under the ISA.