Man charged with ‘terrorism’ for bomb at Indigenous protest in Australia

The charge marks the first instance of an individual being prosecuted for this specific offence in Western Australia.

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Australian authorities have declared an attempted bombing at an Indigenous rights rally in Perth last month “an act of terror”, charging a 31-year-old man with one of the most serious offences in the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

The Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) said in a press statement on Thursday that the man removed a “home-made improvised explosive device” from his bag and threw it into a crowd at a rally in Perth’s Central Business District on January 26.

Man charged with ‘terrorism’ for bomb at Indigenous protest in Australia

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