Perth: Australian police reported on Sunday that they had shot dead a 16-year-old boy after he stabbed a man in Perth, Western Australia. The incident, which took place in the suburb of Willetton late on Saturday night, has been deemed a potential act of terrorism.
According to state authorities, the teenager, armed with a kitchen knife, had shown signs of being radicalized online. Concerned members of the local Muslim community had alerted the authorities before the attack. "While it appears that he acted solely and alone, the incident bears the hallmarks of terrorism," stated Western Australia Premier Roger Cook during a televised news conference in Perth.
The victim, who was stabbed in the back, is currently in stable condition in the hospital. This incident follows the recent charging of several boys with terrorism-related offenses by New South Wales police. These charges came in the wake of the stabbing of an Assyrian Christian bishop during a live-streamed sermon in Sydney on April 15.
Not long before this incident, a mass stabbing in the Bondi suburb of Sydney resulted in the deaths of six people. While gun and knife crime remain rare in Australia, the incident has raised concerns about terrorism. Despite this, Australia consistently ranks among the safest countries in the world, according to federal government statistics.
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