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Man charged with terrorism over attack targeting Aboriginal Australians at protest
The 31-year-old man allegedly self-radicalised with pro-white ideology and targeted a crowd of 2,500 at a First Nations rally, marking WA's first terrorism charge of this kind.
- On Feb 5, 2026, authorities announced a 31-year-old man has been charged with engaging in a terrorist act over an attempted bombing at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on January 26.
- Police say the motive was ideological and racist, alleging the accused self-radicalised online through `pro-white` material and targeted Aboriginal attendees with hateful beliefs.
- Footage shows a man allegedly throwing the device, a liquid-filled glass container wrapped with ball bearings and screws, into a crowd of 2,500 protesters, but it failed to detonate.
- The new charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and marks the first terrorism charge in WA; the accused is due in Perth Magistrates Court on February 17, 2026.
- Officials and premiers urged a terror probe after warning the incident could have caused a 'mass casualty' event, and called for social cohesion and healing in coming months.
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Alleged attempted bombing attack at Perth Invasion Day rally declared a terrorist act
Police have deemed the failed alleged bombing attack on a crowd of Invasion Day protesters in Perth on Australia Day a terror attack targeting Indigenous Australians.Police announced today that a 31-year-old man, who was last week charged with making or possessing explosives and intent to harm, has now been charged with one count of engaging in a terrorist act by the Joint Counter Terrorism Team."This was a terrorist attack on West Australians,…
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