A Pakistani gas station attendant was stabbed to death during an “absolutely horrific” crime spree in Australia, with counterterrorism police investigating yesterday.
The 29-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds late on Thursday after allegedly being attacked by two male teenagers, aged 15 and 16.
Police believe the pair, from Queanbeyan, where the gas station is located, went on a rampage, allegedly stabbing another man in the stomach, hitting a third with a tire iron and a fourth with a beer bottle.
The two teens were arrested after being chased by New South Wales state police into the Australian Capital Territory.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described the incidents as “shocking,” saying that the attacks were concerning enough to involve the Australian Joint Counter Terrorism Team.
“It doesn’t need to be said, but it doesn’t get more serious than this,” Monaro police commander Superintendent Rod Smith told reporters. “It’s an absolutely horrific series of events, and we’d just like to reassure everybody that there are two people that we believe are involved, and both of those people are currently in custody.”
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that one teenager’s mother said she thought her son had been radicalized in recent weeks.
Police have not yet confirmed links to religious extremism.
Counterterrorism police have made a series of arrests since late 2014 across Australia, with the young age and radicalization of many of those detained a growing concern for authorities.
Canberra has become increasingly worried about homegrown extremism, with parliament last year passing legislation to lower from 16 to 14 the age at which people can be subject to a control order.
The order aims to prevent a terror attack by limiting a person’s movements, communication and activity.
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