Sydney teenager spared jail over terror plot planning after court finds low risk of reoffending
A Sydney teenager has avoided jail after admitting he had considered a mass terror attack and researched bomb-making instructions and possible targets. The case centred on planning that included the Sydney Opera House area and the finishing line of the Sydney Marathon. A Supreme Court judge said there was very little chance of the boy reoffending and imposed a three-year community corrections order instead.The boy was 14 when he was arrested at his Western Sydney home in August 2024 by federal police and later charged with committing acts in preparation for a terror attack. He was 16 at the time... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Nov 2026 02:59 LONDON
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Bomb threats spread to European newsrooms amid passenger flight scare wave
Newsrooms in Ireland, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom have reported bomb threats linked in the messages to a wider wave of hoax alerts disrupting passenger flights across Europe. In Ireland, staff at the national broadcaster were evacuated after receiving a threat, while Bulgaria's Nova TV and the British broadcaster Sky also said they had been targeted. The messages were sent on Friday local time and referred to a broader campaign of attacks on transport across Europe.The emails were reportedly signed by a person calling themselves "Mikhail Andropov" and carried the heading "Message to the West". The wording portrayed the threats... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Nov 2026 15:30 LONDON
