(Jan. 9, 2025 / JNS)
Authorities in Singapore arrested three men they say were radicalized by jihadist content and who planned to engage in hostilities against Israel.
The suspects were detained under the Internal Security Act in October as they were preparing to travel to the Middle East, The Straits Times quoted Singapore’s Internal Security Department as saying on Thursday.
The ISD identified the men as Muhammad Indra Aqmal Effendy, 21; Mohamad Latiff Rahim, 41; and Nurisham Yusoff, 44. Their radicalization was either triggered or accelerated by the Israel-Hamas war that broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, the report said.
One of the men expressed a willingness to carry out…