Australia Police Charge Man With Terrorist Act After Sydney Stabbing After an attack allegedly inspired by Islamic State, police said they charged a man with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder By Rhiannon Hoyle
http://www.wsj.com/articles/australia-police-charge-man-with-terrorist-act-after-sydney-stabbing-1473567552
SYDNEY—Australian police have charged a man with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a man multiple times in Sydney on Saturday.
Australia’s New South Wales state police on Sunday said the 22-year-old man was arrested following the stabbing of a 59-year-old man in the Sydney suburb of Minto.
The attack was allegedly inspired by Middle East-based militant group Islamic State, but the man isn’t known to be connected to any terror outfit, said New South Wales state police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn.
Police said the 22-year-old man and the victim were not known to each other. The victim is in the hospital in serious condition, said Ms. Burn.
The incident on Saturday came days after Islamic State urged followers to stab, shoot, poison and run over Australians at iconic locations, including the Sydney Opera House, according to the Associated Press.
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