Turning away from extremism: How two self-radicalised youths shed their violent beliefs
CNA
Youths are getting radicalised faster and subscribing to a more diverse range of extremist ideologies, the Internal Security Department said.
SINGAPORE: Dylan was in secondary school when he chanced upon a livestream of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.
The gunman, Brenton Tarrant, opened fire at two mosques, killing 51 people in an act of terror.
While the world looked on in horror, the footage fascinated Dylan. At the time, he regularly watched gore videos and had grown desensitised to violence.
“I did not really realise the severity of what was happening. And because of my fascination with violence, I don't think I ever realised or thought of it as radicalisation,” he said.
A year later, the teenager planned a similar attack in Singapore.
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