Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Sydney girl 16, face terror charge

A teenage girl and a 20-year-old man are accused of sending money to the so-called Islamic State from Australia.

The pair are expected to be charged with financing terrorism, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years' jail.

The man was previously arrested during Australia's largest counter-terrorism raids in September 2014.

He is the 14th and final person to be put before the courts as a result of the mass arrests, police said.

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn reiterated concerns about the girl's age.

I previously said that it was disturbing that we continue to deal with teenage children in this environment. And today's arrest hasn't altered that position," she told reporters in Sydney.

Source: BBC news


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