SINGAPORE: Terrorist groups have been increasingly targeting youths, with Singapore considered a 'prized target', Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday (Jun 21). Speaking at the Religious Rehabilitation Group's (RRG) 18th annual retreat, Mr Wong said that while terrorism may not be at
SINGAPORE: Terrorist groups have been increasingly targeting youths, with Singapore considered a"prized target", Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday .
The RRG was formed in 2003, after Singapore authorities arrested members of the Jemaah Islamiyah group. "This has not only made extremist material easier to access, but it has also accelerated the process of radicalisation to a matter of months, or even weeks, because all of this now takes place behind a computer screen and it is much harder to detect," said Mr Wong.
Apart from traditional social media channels, they have started to exploit online music streaming sites and gaming platforms that are popular with young people.and issued with a detention order for terrorism-related activities, making him the youngest person so far to be dealt with under the Internal Security Act .
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