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| Sydney teenager arrested over posts after police shooting | Sydney teenager arrested over posts after police shooting |
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| A Sydney teenager from the same school as the 15-year-old who shot dead a police worker on Friday has been arrested on his way to class. | A Sydney teenager from the same school as the 15-year-old who shot dead a police worker on Friday has been arrested on his way to class. |
| Police said the boy was asked about alleged social media posts, but became threatening and intimidated officers. | Police said the boy was asked about alleged social media posts, but became threatening and intimidated officers. |
| Facebook posts which local media say were written by the boy, who has not been named, defended and praised teen gunman Farhad Jabar's actions. | Facebook posts which local media say were written by the boy, who has not been named, defended and praised teen gunman Farhad Jabar's actions. |
| Jabar was shot dead by police after killing police veteran Curtis Cheng. | Jabar was shot dead by police after killing police veteran Curtis Cheng. |
| New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione on Saturday said Jabar's actions were politically motivated and therefore linked to terrorism. | New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione on Saturday said Jabar's actions were politically motivated and therefore linked to terrorism. |
| The boy detained on Tuesday was taken away in handcuffs for further questioning at Parramatta Police Station. | The boy detained on Tuesday was taken away in handcuffs for further questioning at Parramatta Police Station. |
| He told the Australian Broadcasting Corps that police had taken offence to him filming them on his phone as they patrolled outside the school. | He told the Australian Broadcasting Corps that police had taken offence to him filming them on his phone as they patrolled outside the school. |
| Media reports said he had written posts on Facebook saying the nearby Merryland police station "is next". | |
| The arrest comes as classes resumed for the first time since Friday's shooting, and the end of school holidays. | The arrest comes as classes resumed for the first time since Friday's shooting, and the end of school holidays. |
| The NSW Department of Education is offering counselling to Arthur Phillip High School students and staff. | The NSW Department of Education is offering counselling to Arthur Phillip High School students and staff. |
| Police accountant Curtis Cheng, 58, was gunned down on the street as he headed home for the long weekend. | Police accountant Curtis Cheng, 58, was gunned down on the street as he headed home for the long weekend. |
| Floral tributes were laid for Mr Cheng outside the New South Wales Police Headquarters over the weekend, which is 300m from Arthur Phillip High, by friends, colleagues and even strangers. | Floral tributes were laid for Mr Cheng outside the New South Wales Police Headquarters over the weekend, which is 300m from Arthur Phillip High, by friends, colleagues and even strangers. |