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| Police arrest four in western Sydney raids after Parramatta shooting | |
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| Police have raided homes and made five arrests on Wednesday morning in connection with Friday’s fatal shooting of 58-year-old Curtis Cheng. | Police have raided homes and made five arrests on Wednesday morning in connection with Friday’s fatal shooting of 58-year-old Curtis Cheng. |
| More than 200 officers were involved in the 6am operation at properties in Guildford, Wentworthville, Merrylands and Marsfield. | More than 200 officers were involved in the 6am operation at properties in Guildford, Wentworthville, Merrylands and Marsfield. |
| Those arrested included a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old from Wentworthville, a 22-year-old and 24-year-old from Merrylands, and Mustafa Dirani, a 22-year-old Marsfield man. | Those arrested included a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old from Wentworthville, a 22-year-old and 24-year-old from Merrylands, and Mustafa Dirani, a 22-year-old Marsfield man. |
| It is understood a number of the properties were also searched during earlier raids in September 2014. Dirani was also arrested in those raids, but later released. | It is understood a number of the properties were also searched during earlier raids in September 2014. Dirani was also arrested in those raids, but later released. |
| The 16-year-old from Wentworthville is believed to attend the same school as Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar, the 15-year-old who shot Cheng on Friday. | The 16-year-old from Wentworthville is believed to attend the same school as Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar, the 15-year-old who shot Cheng on Friday. |
| The men were taken to various police stations and would be questioned in relation to Cheng’s death, police said. One man was later released. | The men were taken to various police stations and would be questioned in relation to Cheng’s death, police said. One man was later released. |
| Men detained as part of investigation into Parramatta fatal shooting #ParramattaShooting https://t.co/ejj8pA70uW | Men detained as part of investigation into Parramatta fatal shooting #ParramattaShooting https://t.co/ejj8pA70uW |
| The arrests were made as part of a joint investigation by NSW police, the state crime command homicide squad and Australian federal police. | The arrests were made as part of a joint investigation by NSW police, the state crime command homicide squad and Australian federal police. |
| The justice minister, Michael Keenan, confirmed that raids had occurred in four locations, and were related to Friday’s shooting. | The justice minister, Michael Keenan, confirmed that raids had occurred in four locations, and were related to Friday’s shooting. |
| “This has clearly been a very difficult time for New South Wales police in particular, but they still professionally go about their job of making sure that the Australian people are as safe as possible, and I can commend them for that,” Keenan told ABC Radio on Wednesday. | “This has clearly been a very difficult time for New South Wales police in particular, but they still professionally go about their job of making sure that the Australian people are as safe as possible, and I can commend them for that,” Keenan told ABC Radio on Wednesday. |
| The minister defended the government’s anti-radicalisation kit for schools, saying it is a “multi-faceted program”. | The minister defended the government’s anti-radicalisation kit for schools, saying it is a “multi-faceted program”. |
| “We need to make sure our teachers, our families, our other community service providers can get a sense of what it looks like, in a change in people’s behaviour, and can then help us divert people from this very dark path. We are doing that.” he said. “I think our efforts here have been bearing fruit.” | “We need to make sure our teachers, our families, our other community service providers can get a sense of what it looks like, in a change in people’s behaviour, and can then help us divert people from this very dark path. We are doing that.” he said. “I think our efforts here have been bearing fruit.” |
| Keenan would not be drawn on whether government’s national security committee was briefed on the raids when it met on Tuesday night, saying only that: “obviously you would expect that the national security committee of cabinet would take a very keen interest on what’s been happening in the counter-terrorism space over the past week”. | Keenan would not be drawn on whether government’s national security committee was briefed on the raids when it met on Tuesday night, saying only that: “obviously you would expect that the national security committee of cabinet would take a very keen interest on what’s been happening in the counter-terrorism space over the past week”. |
| The minister for cities and built environment, Jamie Briggs, praised the joint NSW Police and AFP raids on Sky News on Wednesday, but warned that homegrown terrorism is a scourge that is “seemingly going to haunt us for some time to come”. | The minister for cities and built environment, Jamie Briggs, praised the joint NSW Police and AFP raids on Sky News on Wednesday, but warned that homegrown terrorism is a scourge that is “seemingly going to haunt us for some time to come”. |
| Federal police said the arrests were not related to Tuesday’s arrest of a teenage boy at Parramatta. | Federal police said the arrests were not related to Tuesday’s arrest of a teenage boy at Parramatta. |
| He was charged with assaulting and intimidating police, two counts of resisting arrest and using a carriage service to menace, harass and offend. He was from the same high school as Jabar, 15, who shot Cheng dead on Friday. | He was charged with assaulting and intimidating police, two counts of resisting arrest and using a carriage service to menace, harass and offend. He was from the same high school as Jabar, 15, who shot Cheng dead on Friday. |
| The 17-year-old Arthur Phillip High School student spent most of Tuesday being questioned before he was charged over social media posts allegedly expressing his hopes that “them lil piggies get shot”, and that “merryland [sic] police station is next hope they all burn in hell”. | The 17-year-old Arthur Phillip High School student spent most of Tuesday being questioned before he was charged over social media posts allegedly expressing his hopes that “them lil piggies get shot”, and that “merryland [sic] police station is next hope they all burn in hell”. |
| The boy was granted conditional bail and investigations were continuing. He is due to appear before a children’s court on 9 November. | The boy was granted conditional bail and investigations were continuing. He is due to appear before a children’s court on 9 November. |
| Federal and state police are understood to be investigating whether Jabar’s older sister, in her 20s, has travelled to either Syria or Iraq, leaving Australia the day before the attack in western Sydney. | Federal and state police are understood to be investigating whether Jabar’s older sister, in her 20s, has travelled to either Syria or Iraq, leaving Australia the day before the attack in western Sydney. |
| On Tuesday the New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, warned that anyone who might have incited or encouraged Jabar would “face the full consequences of the law”. | On Tuesday the New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, warned that anyone who might have incited or encouraged Jabar would “face the full consequences of the law”. |
| As students returned to the school for the start of the new term on Tuesday, some expressed disbelief and others said they were “frightened” and “shaken” by last week’s events. | As students returned to the school for the start of the new term on Tuesday, some expressed disbelief and others said they were “frightened” and “shaken” by last week’s events. |