2 out of 3 radicalised teenagers arrested by ISD intended to kill LGBT schoolmates

[groyn88]

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2 out of the 3 teenage boys arrested by the ISD a few days ago plotted to kill their LGBT schoolmates.

 

In November 2025, a 14-year-old Secondary 2 teenager, who could not be named because he was under 18, was issued a Restriction Order (RO) under the Internal Security Act (ISA) because he was found to have been self-radicalised online via composite violent extremism (CoVE)by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)'s extremist ideologies[35],[36],[37],[38]. Exposure to ISIS content also exacerbated his pre-existing hostility toward the LGBTQ community. He believed members of the community should be killed after encountering material on an ISIS-inspired shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida in June 2016. He had thoughts of participating in an attack against the LGBTQ community in Singapore using guns, should one be initiated by others. However, at the time, he did not develop his violent ideations further.

 

 

Despite his restriction order, he went on to plot attacks and was therefore arrested by the Internal Security Department in May 2026,one month before his plan to carry out a mass stabbing at his secondary school during the June 2026 holidays. The student had drafted a 21-page manifesto setting out his attack plan, including his choice of weapons and a list of his targets, including non-Muslim teachers and students. On July 27, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said: “He had gotten quite close to carrying out his plans. It is worrying, but every case is worrying. ISD and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have got to get it right every single time. The would-be attacker needs to get it right only once.”

He had encountered first-person shooter games on online gaming platform Roblox in 2024 when he was 12. He saw recreations of real-life school shooting incidents on Roblox, including the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in the United States that left 14 dead and 23 others injured. The boy searched for more information online and learnt that several mass shooters had been victims of bullying, and their acts of violence were a form of retaliation against those who had wronged them.

 

Identifying with these mass shooters as he, too, claimed to be a victim of bullying, the boy avidly consumed violent gore and mass shooting content. He found such content on social media based on algorithmic recommendations, as well as from online channels he had joined, which were linked to the true crime community. While playing first-person shooter games, the boy imagined his bullies as the victims, and himself as the perpetrator of the violent acts.

In July 2026, another older student, aged 19, Tan Jun Jie, who had hatched plans to carry out knife attacks against Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel at Sembawang Air Base and LGBTQ students in the tertiary educational institution he attended, was detained under the Internal Security Act.

Response to arrests and future threats

 

In response to the arrests, the Government blocked online extremist content and urged the public to report radicalisation signs, emphasising a whole-of-society approach to counter terrorism[40]. The Ministry of Education (MOE) also announced that schools and institutes of higher learning (IHL) would conduct drills and exercises, and train staff by holding sessions which cover immediate response, recognising warning signs, incident reporting, and escalation, to strengthen emergency preparedness in schools.

 

The MOE added that it would continue to enhance its emergency response to any new evolving threats. Students would learn about the negative impact of extreme ideas, prejudice and stereotypes, and explore how these can be addressed in Social Studies and Secondary History, and Character and Citizenship Education (CCE). “Cyber Wellness lessons in CCE teach students to be safe, respectful and responsible users of cyberspace, and to be a positive influence online. Students develop skills to recognise risks online, and identify and discern negative influences and inappropriate websites. Students are also taught to look out for one another and encouraged to seek help from trusted adults like parents, teachers or school counsellors,” said the ministry.

 

Separately, school staff, including teachers, would be trained to identify students who may be at risk of being self-radicalised online. The MOE said: “For instance, school counsellors work closely with teachers and other school personnel to look out for students who may be at risk, so that timely intervention can be provided when concerns are identified. School leaders and teachers are also guided on prompt handling of such cases, including providing timely guidance and counselling so that issues can be addressed before they escalate to more serious levels.”

 

The ministry would also work with the ISD to carry out counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation workshops across different education levels. “These efforts sensitise participants to the terrorism threat, tell-tale signs of radicalisation, and the importance of early reporting,” said MOE. For secondary school students with school-issued devices, the ministry has installed filtering software to block harmful online material. School wireless networks also restrict access to inappropriate websites, including those containing extremist content.

 

To safeguard Singaporeans, especially children, from harmful content online, the Police on 27 July 2026 issued a disabling direction to an online service provider and two access-blocking directions to Internet service providers under the Online Criminal Harms Act. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) did not specify the service providers, but said the restrictions pertained to terrorism-related content that could be accessed by those in Singapore. The disabling direction required the targeted platform to take “all reasonable steps” to block Singapore-based users from viewing specific online videos, while the access-blocking directions compel Internet service providers to restrict access to certain websites.

 

The MHA said the videos and websites that had been singled out contained terrorism content which included material supporting ISIS, mass shooters and violence. They also glorified extremists and called for people to join their cause. “Investigations have established a direct nexus between the content and past self-radicalisation cases in Singapore, where youths became radicalised after consuming content from these sites or obtained information from these sites to plot their attacks.”

 

The MHA cautioned that online platforms must not be used to spread terrorist ideology to people in Singapore, adding that the uptick in self-radicalisation cases here, especially among youth, was a “matter of deep concern”. It said it was working with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and the MOE to protect Singaporeans from such online content. The MHA exhorted members of the public, especially parents and teachers, to be vigilant about youth being exposed to harmful content online.

 

Separately, the ISD said that the authorities could not detect every single case of radicalisation, with family members and friends being the best placed to notice signs. Anyone who knew or suspected that a person had been radicalised was urged to contact the ISD hotline on 1800-2626-473 or e-mail isd@mha.gov.sg The same should be done if one encountered content that glorified or incited violence online.

 

Edited July 29 by groyn88

[Why?]

It's time to take a different stance. Rather than attempting to change and advise LGBT people, society as a whole should target those who are becoming radicalized, particularly preaching and sermons that attempt to condemn LGBT people and contain hate speech.  Finding the sources shouldn't be too tough until it's too late.  The aforementioned occurrences demonstrate that laws supporting and protecting LGBT persons ought to be passed without further delay. 

[fattycatty162]

Scary

[fenghou]

Really got to thank big brother (silent security agencies) that is watching us and protecting us behind the scenes