GLASGOW: A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in Scotland.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that the teenager had devised an “extremely evil” plot, according to Judge Lord Arthur Son.
Due to his age, the youth’s identity has not been disclosed. In addition to the prison term, the court ordered that he be placed under supervision for eight years after his release.
Court proceedings revealed that the teenager had been radicalised through social media since the age of 13. Investigators discovered a list on his phone referencing Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Anders Breivik, the Norwegian terrorist who carried out deadly attacks in 2011.
The plot involved attacking the mosque and setting fire to worshippers. British media reported that police arrested the suspect outside the Inverclyde Muslim Centre in January. At the time of his arrest, authorities seized a German-made air pistol, bullets, cartridges, and an aerosol can from him.
Before the arrest, the teenager had approached the mosque’s imam, claiming he wished to convert to Islam, apparently as a ruse to gain access to the mosque.
Judge Lord Arthur Son described the plan as “extremely wicked” and emphasised the serious threat posed by the teenager’s intentions.
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