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Teen son of radical imam confesses of plot to kill Christians with chainsaw at shopping center in Belgium

A teenage son of a radical imam confessed that ISIS is planning to kill Christians with a chainsaw at a shopping center in Belgium. The teenager was previously arrested by the police after he was seen in a video praying for the annihilation of Christians while walking down a street.

Belgian police block a street in central Verviers, a town between Liege and the German border, in the east of Belgium January 15, 2015. | REUTERS/Stringer

During questioning, the unnamed teenager revealed that one of the attacks targeted Christians while another will be directed at an imam who was deemed "not radical enough." Belgium publications released the news last Friday.

The teenager is reportedly the son of Imam Shayh Alami from the city of Verviers, Belgium. State authorities have attempted to deport Alami in the past. Theo Francken, the Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, wanted to deport the son as well.

"I already signed the order to remove the imam from Belgian soil. But he appealed the decision, so I can only hope for a quick sentence," said Francken.

Alami's son reportedly told authorities that ISIS is currently recruiting in Belgium. The jihadists fighting in Syria are allegedly trying to convince the ones who stayed behind to carry out attacks in their home cities.

The Middle East Media Research Institute released the English translation of the teenager's prayer. A part of it read, "Oh Allah, annihilate the hateful Christians. Oh Allah, kill them all. Do not leave a single one of them. Oh Allah, make their weapons and ammunition booty for our brothers."

Last month, ISIS allegedly used chainsaws to execute nine young men who were accused of joining a resistance group in Iraq, Iraqi News reported.

"The death sentence pronounced by ISIS sharia court stated that the men should be tied to an iron pole in the center of Tal Afar Square in Mosul and then sliced into two with an electric chainsaw," an unnamed witness said of the brutal verdict handed down to the youths.