Boy holds woman at knife-point to prove IS 'membership' | Inquirer News

Boy holds woman at knife-point to prove IS ‘membership’

/ 03:57 PM January 12, 2016

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KUALA LUMPUR — A 16-year-old boy, brainwashed into believing the Islamic State ideology, held a woman at knife-point at a supermarket in Sungei Petani Monday night.

Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the teenager, who was clad in IS attire, was arrested minutes later at 8:30 p.m.on Monday.

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“He is being detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma).

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“Investigations revealed that he was influenced by the IS movement through social media and wanted to prove that he was capable of such acts by threatening the woman,” Khalid told a press conference at Bukit Aman on Tuesday.

Khalid added that the boy was brainwashed by IS through emails and social media.

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“We need to identify these people. Investigations revealed that he had no intention of hurting the woman but wanted to show that he is a member and that he is able to do what is requested by the people (IS).

“People should know that the threats are imminent,” Khalid said, adding that the boy attended a religious school in Kedah.

It was recently reported that a member of the IS in Syria beheaded his mother who had pleaded with him to leave the terror group.

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TAGS: Asia, Malaysia, Radicalism, Terrorism

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