Singapore mosque attacks plot | |
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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 15 March 2021 | , foiled in November 2020
Target | Muslim worshippers |
Attack type | Failed terrorist plot, right-wing terrorism, 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 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.[1][2]