Police are still investigating the alleged terror plot, examining phone and internet records.
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It’s reported the boy’s parents then enrolled him in a de-radicalisation program and he remained in close contact with police.
He didn’t mention a specific location or time and he hadn’t managed to source the gun, however the conversation was enough to prompt police to act immediately.
The young apprentice electrician can not be named for legal reasons.
‘We will be suggesting that there was a proposed attack to happen on this day [Monday] and that being Anzac Day, it is very, very concerning, ‘ he said earlier on Monday.
A Sydney teen has appeared in court to face terrorism related charges.
His lawyer, Zemarai Khatiz, said his client would apply for bail on Friday. The 16-year-old was accused of trying to obtain a firearm. Court documents also state that what was classified as extremist propaganda was also found.
Police point to the vulnerability of teenagers to become radicalized.
Police believe he was acting alone but gave few other details.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid tribute to the armed forces in a ceremony in Sydney on Sunday.
“We have to have confidence in the ability of our agencies to keep us safe”.
A statement from Minister of Justice Michael Keenan said that the news of his alleged plot was a “truly chilling and disturbing scenario”, and a “sad reflection of the current terror threat landscape in Australia”.
But more than 100 years on from the Gallipoli landings, Australia, New Zealand and Turkey remain joined in a new battle against terrorism.
Later, Anzac Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in the Second World War, and now the day has been broadened to include those who lost their lives in all Australian military and peacekeeping operations.
He added that the full meaning of Anzac Day was best encapsulated in an open letter from Australian poet Banjo Patterson to the Anzac troops in the Dardenelles in 1915.
‘So, please, don’t be perturbed.
“Officers were forced to act yesterday afternoon”.
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Commissioner Andrew Scipione said they were confident the threat had been thwarted, however security around Anzac Day events was stepped up in the wake of the incident.
