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Following a stabbing incident targeting a Sydney-area church, Australian authorities have charged five teenagers with terrorism and extremism-related charges. The charges were brought against five of seven teenagers arrested after a series of raids across Sydney and its suburbs. Two 17 and 14 year-old boys face charges of possessing extremist material online, while two 16 year-olds and a 17 year-old are accused of planning a terrorist attack. The latter was also charged with carrying a knife in a public area. The investigation into the attack, which has been deemed a terrorist incident, has sparked a political debate over the handling of videos of the incident on social media. The debate centers around the refusal of social media platform X to remove all videos of the stabbing, with Australian authorities, led by the eSafety Commissioner, clashing with X and its CEO, Elon Musk. The eSafety Commission has obtained a court order requiring X to hide the videos globally, while X and Musk have accused the government of censorship and attempting to control user content. The cleric who was stabbed in the attack, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, has expressed his support for X’s stance, emphasizing the importance of freedom of speech and religion. However, he also acknowledged the government’s desire to remove the graphic videos. Despite Emmanuel’s stance, Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed the government’s actions, arguing that the eSafety Commission’s takedown authority should not extend beyond Australia’s borders.

Since Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip, targeting terrorists and their infrastructure. The IDF has successfully eliminated several terrorists and destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the central Gaza Strip.

Five boys between the ages of 14 and 17 have been charged with terrorism-related offenses following a knife attack on a bishop in Sydney last week. Police allege that the boys “adhered to a religiously motivated, violent extremist ideology.”

The notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, despite being imprisoned on serious charges, has been actively fortifying his network. Through collaboration with prison inmates, he provides logistical support to henchmen involved in terror and smuggling operations. His quest to expand his reach into Maharashtra may be linked to his opposition to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The Mumbai police are currently in the process of bringing Bishnoi to Mumbai for questioning in a firing incident.

Five teenagers have been charged with terrorism-related offenses following the stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church. The arrests were part of a major operation by the Joint Counter-Terrorism Team, which included federal and state police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, and the New South Wales Crime Commission. The teens, aged 14 to 17, are accused of conspiring to engage in or plan a terrorist act, possessing or controlling violent extremist material, and carrying a knife in public. Police allege the network included the 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing the bishop on April 15 during an online church service. Authorities believe the group adhered to a ‘religiously motivated, violent extremist ideology.’ Two clerics survived the attack, which was the second high-profile recent stabbing in Sydney.

Five juveniles have been charged in connection with the stabbing of an Orthodox Christian bishop at a Sydney church. The arrests are part of a joint investigation involving 400 police officers who conducted 13 raids across the city. The incident is being treated as an act of terrorism, and the alleged perpetrator, a 16-year-old boy, faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Authorities have reassured the public that there is no ongoing threat to safety and that Anzac Day commemorative events will proceed as planned.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda claimed that Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Congress Party, had cried for terrorists after the Batla House encounter in 2008. He made this accusation during an election rally in Bihar’s Madhubani, alleging that the Congress and its allies always support those who try to weaken India. Nadda questioned Gandhi’s relationship with traitors and the reason behind her sympathy for terrorists. His remarks were a reference to Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s 2012 statement that Gandhi had shed tears after seeing images from the Batla House encounter case. However, another Congress leader, Digvijaya Singh, refuted this claim in the same year.

Natalie Sanandaji, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival terrorist attack, was doxxed on Tuesday in an unnamed Telegram group. The post leaked her address, emails, phone number, and social media accounts, instructing users to report her as “dangerous” and an “extremist.” Sanandaji, who has been outspoken against Hamas since the October 7 attack, denounced the doxxing. She joined the Combat Antisemitism Movement and filed a lawsuit against UNRWA for alleged financial support of Hamas.

The Ropar Police have arrested a third accomplice in the murder case of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar, alias Vikas Bagga, of Nangal. The two previously arrested accused were identified as Mandeep Kumar, alias Mangi, and Surinder Kumar, alias Rikka. The recently arrested accomplice has been identified as Gurpreet Ram, alias Gora. The three arrested individuals are part of a terror module backed by a Pakistan-based terrorist organization. The investigation is ongoing.

Five teenagers have been charged in relation to the stabbing of a bishop at a Sydney church, as part of a major counterterrorism operation. The arrests and charges stem from a knife attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney’s western suburb of Wakeley last week, where a 16-year-old allegedly stabbed Assyrian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and injured priest Isaac Royel. Police allege that the individuals charged adhered to a religiously motivated, violent, extremist ideology.