“The pair were apprehended by officers near a courthouse and the Bankstown Musalla, which is an open space outside a mosque, mainly used for praying.”
What else it is used for?
“Two knife-wielding teen terror suspects, 16, ‘carrying notes pledging allegience to ISIS’ arrested near a mosque in Sydney’s west,” by Brianne Tolj and Cindy Tran, Daily Mail Australia, October 12, 2016:
Handwritten notes pledging allegiance to ISIS were reportedly found in the pockets of two knife-wielding teenage terrorist suspects who were arrested near a mosque in Sydney’s south-west.
Counter-terrorism police arrested two 16-year-old boys on Fetherstone Road in Bankstown on Wednesday afternoon following reports of an alleged terror plot,The Daily Telegraph reported.
The pair were apprehended by officers near a courthouse and the Bankstown Musalla, which is an open space outside a mosque, mainly used for praying.
The teenagers, who were initially believed to be 17, are believed to have been walking to the Bankstown Police Station with weapons, allegedly two bayonets, according to Nine News.
The pair, who were also carrying notes pledging their dedication to the Islamic State, are now being questioned at Bankstown police station, along with numerous family members including one of the teenager’s mothers.
Witnesses said one of the boys was seen smiling as he sat on the ground in handcuffs.
Both of the men have been known to police officers for several years, Nine News reported.
One of the teenagers was allegedly arrested a few years ago and accused of not standing for the national anthem at his high school….
Allan says
A storm is coming. Prepare for it.
7 Tips to Defend Yourself Against a Knife-Wielding Attacker
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2016/07/28/7-tips-to-defend-yourself-against-a-knife-wielding-attacker/?singlepage=true
Mike says
The niqab wearing mother of one of these monsters was “shocked.” They all seem to be “shocked” when one of their own is caught.
Kumi Ho says
They are only shocked that the jihadis were caught before they succeeded in harming anyone .
carpediadem says
“men”?
Damocles Junior says
The media here has had the audacity to call them Australians. These scum will never be and do not want to be Australian.
But be encouraged, this crime has got full and very negative coverage on our media here and the Muslim connection is not being downplayed. I also get the feeling that the NSW Police have absolutely no time for this sort of criminal behaviour.
All this took place near a mosque and a prayer centre at Bankstown in Sydney’s south west which an area dominated by Muslims and mosques, an area which has all the problems associated with Islamic crime and culture. A truly terrible area.
AformerMuslim says
What motivated these young men to terror plot?
It may be politically incorrect to say that Islam encourages people to wage war against non-Muslims. But I don’t care.
Since I am an apostate to Islam, who deserves death according to Islam.
Although there are hundreds of references in the Islamic texts which suggest that Islam encourages people to kill and fight.
I want to look at just one text,
In the following hadith, Ali (companion of Muhammad) asks him, ‘Why should I fight with the people’? Muhammad responds, ‘Fight with them until they bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger.’
Sahih Muslim 2405–Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) called ‘Ali b. Abu Talib and he conferred (this honour) upon him and said: Proceed on and do not look about until Allah grants you victory, and ‘Ali went a bit and then halted and did not look about and then said in a loud voice: Allah’s Messenger, on what issue should I fight with the people? Thereupon he (the Prophet) said: Fight with them until they bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger
The main reason for fighting non-believers is their unbelief.
As a former Muslim, I long to see Muslims who would actually read their Qur’an and hadith and come to an understanding that Islam is not a religion of peace. We have been lied to all our lives.
Compare Muhammad with Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.” (Matthew 26:52). “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” (Matthew 5:44)
A Former Muslim
http://www.aformermuslim.com
Praeceptor Maximus says
A Former Muslim
I admire all former Muslims. The fact that you have been able to see the truth, the fact that you have been able to reject this false and satanic ideology, knowing that the penalty for its rejection is death, only goes to show how truly remarkable and courageous you ex-Muslim are. These vile power-driven, money-hungry western leaders along with the corrupt and morally bankrupt mainstream media who constantly pander to Muslims not only have made their own people victims of Islam, but also they have made victims of those in the Middle East who do not want to be Muslims. Because of the decisions made by the west and the media, including Tweeter and Facebook, millions are trapped in the nightmare that is Islam. This lack of critical assessment of Islam in the west only strengthens the tyranny of Islam in the Middle East and helps keep ignorance in and enlightenment at bay. During the last 1400 years, the west progressed to the highest level of intellectual and technological achievements but the Middle East didn’t because Islam does not allow progress and now we see its fruits. The Middle East is on fire, due to ignorance, poverty, oppressive governments and the list goes on. So, instead of openly discussing Islam and exposing it for the lie that it is in order to help people who are trapped in its horrific web to free themselves, the western leadership has decided to aid the falsehood of Islam to grow even larger to the point of devouring the whole world. When Obama said that the future cannot belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam, he should have been severely chastised by the media and the academia for his arrogance of taking it upon himself to dictate to whom the future must belong. But no one did anything about it. Instead, he received an applause at the UN for that comment. Obama and other western leader are more concerned with the environment than the threat of Islam. What is the point of leaving a wonderful green earth for the future generation if the future is dark and every child is born with a death sentence hanging over his/her head that if he/she talks ill of Islam, he/she will be killed? This tragedy must end. I think ex-Muslims should band together and form perhaps a forum to discuss Islam openly that Muhammad was nothing but a charlatan who stole bits here and bits there from the Torah and the Gospel and weaved them together to make its dreaded Quran. Quran is not even well-written. It is full of grammatical mistakes as well as historical and scientific mistakes, not to mention that it was put together haphazardly by Uthmon, who by the way burnt all the other copies of Quran. As well, ex-Muslims should hold the western leadership and the media responsible for promoting a lie. I know that this is difficult and dangerous, but the fate of humanity, I fear, is doomed if no one challenges the western leaders together with the media and the academia and hold them accountable for the lie that they are promoting regarding Islam, calling it a religion of peace when there is clearly no peace in Islam unless everyone submitted to it.
steve o'mara says
Two ‘knife’ wielding Muslims carrying ‘BAYONETS’ ……..?????? i see their human rights,liberal,sponge-instead-of-spine lawyer type at work already. Men become children, bayonets become knives, murderous intent becomes ‘silly childish game, devout Muslim becomes Australian patriot, hate spewing Mosque become place of worship,
Angemon says
Gee, what a surprise…