Two teenage boys have been arrested by Australia police in connection with planned attack in part of the country, the attack is said to have been inspired the the Islamic State known as ISIS, Australian police said.
The two suspects according to Australian police report were carrying two bayonet-style knives which was purchased same day, one of the boys is a 16-year-old, it is believed the boys had sworn allegiance to IS.
The suspects were arrested by a counter-terrorism team in a lane-way behind a Muslim prayer hall ans have since remain in police custody, one of the suspect is believed to be the son of a convicted terrorist but there was no further comment on who the details about the father.
According to the Australian police the boys have been charged with a terror-related offences but as at the time of filling this report the suspects refused to appeared in Parramatta Children's Court.
"We will be alleging this attack was inspired by Islamic State," New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn told journalists.
"We don't have any specific information of a particular target where we will allege that there was going to be an imminent attack."
The arrests were part of an on-going counter-terrorism operation, local media said.
"We have been saying for a long time now that primary for all of us is about public safety," Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Phelan said.
"Anybody who says they've got the silver bullet to youth radicalization, please tell me all about it," he said.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in September the threat of a terror attack in the nation was "real" after an IS call to followers to target prominent Australian locations.
"We don't have any specific information of a particular target where we will allege that there was going to be an imminent attack."
The arrests were part of an on-going counter-terrorism operation, local media said.
"We have been saying for a long time now that primary for all of us is about public safety," Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Phelan said.
"Anybody who says they've got the silver bullet to youth radicalization, please tell me all about it," he said.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in September the threat of a terror attack in the nation was "real" after an IS call to followers to target prominent Australian locations.
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