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| Sydney shooting: Police arrest five over Curtis Cheng killing | Sydney shooting: Police arrest five over Curtis Cheng killing |
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| Five people have been arrested in dawn raids in western Sydney in connection with the shooting of a police worker last week, Australian police say. | Five people have been arrested in dawn raids in western Sydney in connection with the shooting of a police worker last week, Australian police say. |
| More than 200 officers swooped on several properties early on Wednesday, a police statement said, arresting males aged between 16 and 24. | More than 200 officers swooped on several properties early on Wednesday, a police statement said, arresting males aged between 16 and 24. |
| Police employee Curtis Cheng was killed in Parramatta on Friday, in what police say was a terror-linked attack. | Police employee Curtis Cheng was killed in Parramatta on Friday, in what police say was a terror-linked attack. |
| Mr Cheng's attacker, schoolboy Farhad Jaber, was shot dead at the scene. | Mr Cheng's attacker, schoolboy Farhad Jaber, was shot dead at the scene. |
| Wednesday's raids took place at properties in Guildford, Wentworthville, Merrylands and Marsfield, police said. | |
| According to Australian media, some of the properties had also been raided by police last year, in a major anti-terror operation in Sydney. | |
| On Tuesday, police arrested another teenage boy from the same school as Jaber. | |
| Police said the boy, 17, was asked about alleged social media posts, but became threatening and intimidated officers. | Police said the boy, 17, was asked about alleged social media posts, but became threatening and intimidated officers. |
| Local media say the boy, who has not been named, had written Facebook posts defending Jaber's actions. | Local media say the boy, who has not been named, had written Facebook posts defending Jaber's actions. |
| Police said Wednesday's raids were not connected to the arrest on Tuesday, Fairfax media reports. |