Two Melbourne men are charged with attempted terrorism after lighting fire in bushland

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Two young Melbourne men are facing terrorism charges over a fire and assault. Investigators believe the incidents may have been motivated by Islamic 'religious extremism'.

Two young Melbourne men suspected of having religious extremist motivations are facing terrorism charges over a fire and assault.

The 19-year-old will appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with an attempted terrorist act, intentionally causing injury, an act in preparation of a terrorist act and membership of a prescribed terrorist organisation . "There is an ideology, and a violent extremist ideology, that has caused us concern, and it's as a result of that ideology that we're looking at these incidents being connected to a terrorism motivation," he told reporters on Wednesday.

 

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SBS Only white people can play Mentalhealth card no

SBS Leftist Loops now want to support Terrorists so than can be so Pathetic and use arrests to attack the Government instead of being thankful they are being kept safe. These Loops are 1st to scream Help when something happens

Another fake terror scam to control the message and keep everyone living in fear. Pity they can't as easily arrest the alleged rapist of Brittany Higgins and follow their own rule of law rhetoric March4Justice auspol

Cue spud dutton with a distraction from the way the libs treat females

Walking thru south border is easy now thank you Democrats idiot's

Really? Couldn't have been 2 young men light bush fire motivated by mental health issues?

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