Teenage UK boy charged for alleged Australia terror plot

April 24, 2015 00:26

British authorities today charged a 14-year-old boy with terrorism offenses in connection with an alleged plot to attack a war memorial ceremony in Australia.

The Crown Prosecution Service said the boy, who has not been named for legal reasons, allegedly incited another person to carry out an attack at a Veterans' Day parade in Australia with the aim of killing or causing serious injury to people.

The boy is also alleged to have incited someone to carry out a beheading in Australia.

The boy was charged with two offenses of inciting terrorism overseas and is due to appear in a London court tomorrow.

Police said the boy was arrested on April 2 after officers discovered communications between him and a man in Australia.

Five Australian teenagers were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of plotting an Islamic State group-inspired attack at an ANZAC Day ceremony in Melbourne.

Police said evidence suggested that the plot involved attacking police officers.

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