Live video on X leads to five arrests

 

After the video livestreamed on X last week, five teenagers have been arrested for counterterrorism over the Bishop’s stabbing at a Sydney church last week.

Two teenagers, aged 17 and 14, have been charged with "possessing or controlling violent extremist material obtained or accessed using a carriage service".

Another two, both aged 16, have been charged with "conspiring to engage in any act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act".

The fifth teenager, 17, has been charged with "conspiring to engage in an act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act and custody of a knife in a public place".

All five have been refused bail and are expected to appear before a children's court later today (Thursday).

Had the video not been shown, these teens would not have been found and arrested.