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14-year-old Brussels boy planned terror attack on mosque (www.vrt.be)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In a statement the Prosecutor’s Office said that “This morning (Thursday), a search was conducted at the suspect's home. Among other things, weapons and computer equipment were seized there”. The boy was has been sent to a secure youth detention centre. Which mosque he had targeted is not clear.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

14 fucking years old. My daughter is 14 years old and the most violent thing she’s ever planned is where to drop in Fortnite. The radicalization of our children - especially young boys - is unbelievably scary and not enough people are talking about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I agree, nut as a father of a 14 (and 17) year old son, I can't imagine my sons (or their friends) doing something like this. So in my world view, maybe, not a lot of boys are really radicalized?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

It doesn't have to go as far as planning a terrorist attack. Most young boys who are radicalized will not do that. They probably appear normal or perhaps troubled.