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Teen Arrested in Australia Is Expected to Face Terror-related Charges

Reuters

   SYDNEY - 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 expected to file charges 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,"
   Scott Lee, Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner, told
   reporters in Sydney.

   "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," Lee said.

   Australia, a staunch U.S. ally, has been on heightened alert against
   the threat of homegrown 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.

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