A 14-year-old in London was once indicted beneath suspicion of making plans terror assaults on two mosques after police discovered “documents of concern” in his house, the Metropolitan Police introduced on Wednesday.
At the beginning, the suspect was once arrested for destructive a automobile, however all through a seek police allegedly positioned plans to assault two mosques within the Sutton house, in South London.
The minor was once charged with making plans acts of “extreme right-wing terrorism,” and deliberately breaking a automobile window, an offense the police described as having been “racially aggravated.”
“This is a very serious terrorism charge against a young boy and likely to be highly concerning to the public and the local community,” Commander Helen Flanagan, head of the London Counter Terrorism Policing unit, mentioned.
“We know this will be particularly concerning to the Muslim community and we are working closely with the venues affected to ensure they are kept updated and to provide advice, support and reassurance, and this will continue.”
Flanagan also noted the increase in minors conducting criminal activities, and urged parents, teachers, and others with close connections to young children to be aware of when minors may be “prone to radicalization.”
Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn noted that the incident came only a few days after several other Islamophobic cases, including 12 people being arrested for allegedly threatening an Islamic festival, and a man arrested after an alleged assault outside a mosque.
“We must no longer underestimate the cumulative affect of incidents of this nature at the Muslim neighborhood,” Blackburn mentioned.
