Australia grapples with Islamist extremism

October 05, 2015 12:12 am | Updated 03:04 am IST

Police stand guard outside the New South Wales police headquarters on October 2 after a teenager shot down a police worker. Photo: Reuters

Police stand guard outside the New South Wales police headquarters on October 2 after a teenager shot down a police worker. Photo: Reuters

The murder of a police accountant in Sydney on Friday by a boy of Iraqi-Kurdish descent, the latest in a spate of attacks by teenagers, shows the seeds of Islamist radicalism are sown early.

Oct.

2015

Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar, 15, shoots dead a civilian employee outside a police station in Sydney and is killed by officers at the scene.

May

2015

Police arrest a 17-year-old boy after finding three improvised explosive devices at his Melbourne home.

April

2015

Five teenagers are arrested in Melbourne in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a terror attack at an Anzac Day memorial event. A 14-year-old boy in northern England is later convicted for planning the attack.

Feb.

2015

Police arrest two Sydney men, Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad. Seize an Islamic State flag and a video describing an imminent attack.

Jan.

2015

The national terror threat for all police is raised from medium to high.

Dec.

2014

Self-styled Muslim cleric Man Haron Monis takes 18 people hostage at the Lindt cafş in Sydney. Two hostages are killed and Monis is shot by police after a 16-hour stand-off.

Oct.

2014

Security legislation is introduced that creates a new offence of “advocating terrorism” and bans travel to certain areas of conflict.

Sept.

2014

Numan Haider, 18, is shot dead by police after pulling a knife from his jacket and attacking officers outside a Melbourne police station.

Aug.

2014

New counter-terrorism units are installed at airports to stop those seeking to travel to fight with IS.

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