Australia teen may face far-right 'terror' charge

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3 年前

Australian police arrested an 18-year man on Wednesday (December 9), after he allegedly expressed interest in committing a mass attack, motivated by right-wing ideology.

Police said they expected to lay charges on Wednesday against the man from Albury, a town 344 miles southwest of Sydney.

Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Scott Lee:

"Well he has been accessing extreme right-wing material and that has also included bomb-making materials which he has sought to provide to others as part of his activities to urge others to commit terrorist acts and violence against community members."

"A couple of days ago what we observed was an escalation in the tone which went to support of a mass casualty event, and potentially his involvement in that event."

Australia has been on heightened alert against the threat of home-grown radicals after several lone wolf attacks in recent years.

A white supremacist gunman from Australia killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand last year, and intelligence agencies have regularly warned of an increased threat by right-wing aligned individuals since then.