Australian police arrest 18-year-old, likely to face 'terror' charges

 

An 18 year-old man from Albury is arrested following a NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) investigation in the state of New South Wales, Australia in this handout image obtained by Reuters on December 9, 2020. Australian Federal Police/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police arrested on Wednesday an 18-year-old man who had allegedly expressed interest in committing a mass casualty attack, motivated by right-wing ideology.

 

Police said they expect to lay charges on Wednesday against the unidentified man from Albury, a small town 553 km (344 miles) southwest of Sydney.

 

"The male we've arrested has an extremely right-wing ideology and is focused on neo-Nazi, white supremacist and anti-Semitic material," Australian Federal Police Assistant Commission Scott Lee told reporters in Sydney.

 

Australian police arrested on Wednesday an 18-year man who had allegedly expressed interest in committing a mass casualty attack, motivated by right-wing ideology. Emer McCarthy reports.

 

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

 

Australia, a staunch U.S. ally, 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..

 

Australian intelligence agencies have regularly warned of an increased threat by right-wing aligned individuals since then.

 

(Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Robert Birsel)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-10

 

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It is great to see that the Aussie authorities are switched on to the fact that mass killings can arise from extremism of all types, whether Islamic fundamentalism or Christian extremist or Nazi-style right wing terrorism.

Looks like Oz has their Kyle Rittenhouses  , also , Despicable Murderers 

American reporters lack of geography again. Albury is not a small town but a city ( at least by Australian standards).

And nearer to home all the TVF posters that want to listen to 18 year olds. If anyone listened to me when 18 yo the world would not be overpopulated.

5 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

American reporters lack of geography again. Albury is not a small town but a city ( at least by Australian standards).

And nearer to home all the TVF posters that want to listen to 18 year olds. If anyone listened to me when 18 yo the world would not be overpopulated.

I agree with your first sentence re Albury.

 

An eighteen year old using the internet does not disclose their age so what he stated other persons will listen to the <deleted>  

If this wasnt a far right nutjob this thread would have already attracted 500 posts.