Lee has been detained since December under the ISA, which allows suspects to be held for up to two years without trial

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Singaporean teen who identified as 'East Asian supremacist' detained under ISA

The student aspired to replicate the 2019 Christchurch mosque attack in Singapore with other like-minded far-right individuals.

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He role-played Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant to kill Muslims in an online game. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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S’porean teen influenced by far-right held by ISD, wanted to attack Muslims in a mosque

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Singapore detains student accused of embracing far-right extremism

Eighteen-year-old Nick Lee was accused of carrying out the attack with homemade weapons.

Osmnásťročný Nick Lee mal zaútočiť s podomácky vyrobenými zbraňami.

V Singapure zadržali tínedžera, ktorý chcel údajne útočiť na moslimov

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Teenager arrested in Singapore for allegedly planning to attack Muslims

KUALA LUMPUR: An 18-year-old student in Singapore influenced by far-right extremism idolised Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.
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Singapore teen radicalised by far-right extremism was inspired by Christchurch attacks

Two Singaporeans who were self-radicalised online have been issued orders under the Internal Security Act (ISA), the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Monday (Feb 10). The first, 18-year-old student Nick Lee Xing Qiu, was given a detention order last December. He was radicalised by violent far-right extremist ideologies and aspired to carry out attacks against Malays and Muslims in...

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ISD detains teen who identified as 'East Asian supremacist' and aspired to carry out attacks in Singapore

Identified as Nick Lee, he allegedly planned an attack mirroring the one carried out on mosques in New Zealand six years ago.

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Singapore detains radicalised teen who ‘aspired’ to kill Muslims

Two Singaporeans and a Malaysian national have been dealt with under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for alleged self-radicalisation, the Internal Security Department (ISD) announced on 10 February 2025. The cases involve 18-year-old student Nick Lee Xing Qiu (Lee) and 56-year-old housewife Hamizah binte Hamzah (Hamizah), both allegedly influenced by extremist online content, and 34-year-old Malaysian cleaner Saharuddin bin Saari (Saharuddin), w…

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Two Singaporeans issued ISA orders for alleged self-radicalisation influenced by far-right and Islamist ideologies

A teenager who allegedly used a violent online game to train for a mission to kill Muslims, similar to the 2019 massacre in New Zealand, has been detained in Singapore, security authorities said Monday. Identified as Nick Lee, 18, he allegedly planned an attack mirroring the one carried out by white supremacist Brenton Tarrant in New Zealand six years ago. Tarrant went on a rampage, killing 51 worshippers at mosques around Christchurch in March …

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Singapore detains radicalised teen who 'aspired' to kill Muslims

Singaporean policemen stand guard at a media center for the summit between the U.S and North Korea, in Singapore, June 10, 2018. — Reuters 
Lee aspired to carry out attacks with like-minded individuals. Attack aspirations included conducting Tarrant-style attack. Suspect searched for Tarrant’s video of N Zealand attacks. SINGAPORE: A teenager who allegedly used a violent online game to train for a mission to kill Muslims, similar to the 2019 mas…

Singapore detains student accused of embracing far-right extremism

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