According to a report released on Thursday, the terrorism threat level in Singapore remains elevated, even though there has been no credible and imminent indicator of an attack.
This was because the protracted Israel-Palestine conflict had fired up more anti-Singapore chatter among extremist groups in the region on social media, authorities said. This threat assessment is contained in the Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2024.
Key concerns that remain are those to do with Internet-induced self-radicalization. Singapore's Internal Security Department has handled three such cases of self-radicalization since July last year. They include a 14-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy, and a 33-year-old woman, according to the report by Xinhua news agency.
While the 14-year-old was radicalized by the Israeli-Palestine conflict, the 16-year-old was roped in by far-right extremist ideologies. Singaporean authorities have handled 52 cases of self-radicalized individuals since 2015, including 40 Singaporeans.
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