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ABC/ JESSICA KIDD

The street where the boys were arrested has been cordoned off by police

Police in Australia have alleged that two

teenagers arrested on Wednesday were
about to commit an attack inspired by
the so-called Islamic State (IS).

Islamic State
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The full story

The 16-year-old boys were arrested by a

counter-terrorism team in a laneway behind
a Muslim prayer hall.
They were allegedly carrying two
bayonet-style knives purchased that day
and notes pledging allegiance to IS.
At a news conference, police said the boys
had been charged with terror-related
offences.

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The Australian Broadcasting Corp is reporting that one of the boys is

the son of a convicted terrorist. Police declined to comment on that
report.

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NSW Police Commissioner Catherine Burn addresses the media

The pair did not appear in Parramatta Children's Court and did not
apply for bail which was formally refused.
"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
radicalisation, please tell me all about it," he said.
The arrests comes one month after a 22-year-old man was charged
with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder in southwest
Sydney.
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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