Rundle Mall, Adelaide plot foiled as teenage boy allegedly planned mass killing ... trends now
A teenage boy has been arrested moments before he allegedly planned to carry out an attack inspired by a mass school shooting in the US on a busy Adelaide shopping centre.
The 17-year-old faced Adelaide Youth Court on Wednesday charged with possessing an item with intention to kill or cause harm following his arrest outside the city's Rundle Mall on January 20.
The teen was arrested by police from the Counter Terrorism and Security Section shortly after midnight and was allegedly in possession of a Molotov cocktail, knives and scissors, court documents obtained by the ABC revealed.
He was allegedly also carrying several notebooks and a diary detailing plans for a mass killing event.
One section reportedly claimed his attack would kill more people than the 1999 Columbine school massacre in the US state of Colorado - which left 12 students, one teacher and the two teenage perpetrators dead.
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged for allegedly planning a mass killing
