A 20-year-old man from Perth, Australia, has been arrested after planning ‘mass casualty’ terror attacks in political buildings and mosques. Jayson Joseph Michaels. A 20-year-old man from Perth, Australia, has been arrested after planning ‘mass casualty’ terror attacks in political buildings and mosques. Jayson Joseph Michaels, 20, from the town of Bindoon north of Perth, was caught by Western Australia’s Joint Counter Terrorism Team after they investigated his online activities. ‘Most concerningly, there was a notebook that outlined preparations for a terrorist attack at significant locations including the WA police headquarters building, parliament house, and places of Muslim faith,’ police commissioner Col Blanch said. WA’s Premier, Roger Cook, said at a press conference that the suspect was motivated by white supremacist ideology online. After executing a search warrant at his home, police found firearms, imitation firearms, ballistic vests, gas masks and lock-picking equipment. Blanch added that the man lived with his parents around an hour north of Perth and said he was ‘radicalised online’. Michaels has been charged with: acting in preparation for a terrorist act, using a carriage service to menace or harass, possessing a prohibited weapon and two firearms offences (…) When police searched Michaels’ home, Hatch said: ‘It’s alleged the man had written a manifesto-style document outlining plans for an ideologically motivated attack of violent extremism involving mass casualties. He added: ‘Most concerningly, there was a notebook outlining plans for a terrorist attack at significant locations.’
via metro: ‘White supremacist’ plotting ‘mass casualty attack’ on mosques arrested
siehe auch: ‘White supremacist’ accused of terror attack plot. A man has been charged over a disturbing alleged plot for a “mass casualty” terror attack targeting public buildings in Western Australia. Police raided the home of Jayson Joseph Michaels, 20, on Thursday and seized a stash of knives, seven rifles and a disturbing manifesto notebook that revealed his alleged plans. Police also uncovered gas masks, a ballistic vest, lock-picking equipment and imitation firearms at the property in Bindoon, a small farming community in WA’s wheatbelt, north of Perth. Michaels appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday facing five charges, including acting in preparation for a terrorist act. WA’s Premier Roger Cook said that the self-radicalised Michaels was allegedly planning to attack the WA parliament, police headquarters and mosques. “It will be alleged this person was motivated by a white supremacist ideology,” said Cook. A joint counter-terrorism team began investigating Michaels in January after it received intelligence about encrypted communications concerning white supremacist ideology, anti-Muslim ideology, and antisemitism. A stash of knives was seized. Photo: WA Police WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said investigators also found “abhorrent” conversations about minorities and other races in the messages. Officers swooped on Michael’s home on Thursday after identifying him as the alleged source. “We observed and have now seized firearms, imitation firearms, a ballistic vest, gas masks, and lock-picking equipment,” (…) It will be alleged that Michaels was acting alone and had written a “concerningly detailed” manifesto outlining plans for an ideologically motivated “extremely serious terrorist attack” involving firearms and explosives.