THE arrest last week in Singapore of a 16-year-old boy who, inspired by Christchurch attacker Brenton Tarrant, allegedly planned to attack Muslims congregated at two mosques in the island republic should alert the world community to the consequences of radicalism and hate.
Accounts in Singaporean media suggest the boy, described as a Protestant Christian of Indian ethnicity, had made elaborate plans to attack worshippers in suburban Sembawang and Woodlands using a machete and wearing a tactical vest, both purchased online.