Inside the alleged terror plot teens planned to unleash on Sydney days after ... trends now
A group of teens accused of planning a terror attack in the days following the Wakeley church stabbing, allegedly called themselves 'soldiers of Allah' and were willing to 'die and kill', according to police.
Four boys aged were arrested in anti-terror raids last Wednesday in western Sydney. They included a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and two aged 17,
The arrests were made eight days after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at a Wakeley church in the city's south-west, which sparked street riots on April 15.
According to a police fact sheet tendered to court, the four teens were planning a terrorist attack after the Wakeley street riots, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The alleged terror plot involved talking about obtaining guns, including a 'shotty' (shotgun) and looking for empty homes to be used as stash houses.
Police arrested seven young people from south-west Sydney during alleged counter-terrorism raids on Wednesday
A group of four males had their communications intercepted, revealing a terror attack plot
A counter-terrorism team arrested seven youths across south-west Sydney after determining they allegedly 'posed an unacceptable risk to the people of New South Wales'
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Police also alleged the teens had communicated they were willing to die in the name of religious martyrdom.
On April 20- five days after the alleged Wakeley stabbing and riots, one of the 17-year-olds wrote in the app Signal: 'I wanna die and I wanna kill ... I'm just excited.'
His 16-year-old co-accused replied: 'We're gonna kill dw ... but we need patience.'
The 17-year-old responded: 'Is your plan to get caught or die or escape?'
The 16-year-old answered: 'We're gonna be planning for a while … we prefer to escape, but whatever happens … it's the qadr (power) of Allah.'
Police alleged in the court documents that this conversation showed there was an agreement to plan a terror attack as part of an ideological cause.
On another day, the 16-year-old allegedly wrote online that the teens were the 'soldiers of Allah'.
On April 19 , both the 17-year-old and 16-year-old boys allegedly communicated about the sourcing guns, including a 'shotty' and buying two to three 'dirty guns' for $2,000-$4,000.
The boys also allegedly discussed who their targets were in the messages intercepted by police.
The 15-year-old was allegedly part of a Signal chat group called 'Plans' on April 19, in which the teens allegedly discussed the planning of a terrorist act.
One of the teens called the alleged stabber of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel his 'mate'
The 15-year-old allegedly
