Arrest of Western Australia man over alleged terror plot 'deeply shocking', PM Albanese says


Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Sydney Opera House during a National Day of Mourning for the victims of the December 14, 2025, mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper

SYDNEY, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Australian ⁠Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday's arrest of ⁠a Western Australian man over an alleged terror ‌plot targeting mosques, police and a parliament building was "deeply shocking".

The 20-year-old from the town of Bindoon about 63 km (39 miles) north of state ​capital Perth was later charged by ⁠police with planning a ⁠terrorist act. Police said the man had written a manifesto ⁠with ‌plans for a mass casualty event and that he wanted to attack mosques, Western Australia's police ⁠headquarters and Parliament House.

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