Family, friends had no clue about teen's plans
The 16-year-old student who planned to attack Muslims here had spent time online researching hate material and sourcing weapons. But his school friends and family had no clue of his online activities and anti-Muslim beliefs, the Internal Security Department said. His source of inspiration was Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people in the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019. The teenager in Singapore had picked the second anniversary of the shootings in New Zealand – March 15 – to attack Muslims at two mosques here. Dr Adrian Wang, a psychiatrist who runs his ow...