Bomb scare at Perth Invasion Day rally being investigated as potential terrorism | ABC NEWS
Authorities have confirmed they are investigating the alleged throwing of a bomb into an Invasion Day rally crowd in Perth as a “potential terrorist act”.
WA Police allege a 31-year-old man threw a device containing screws and ball bearings surrounded by an explosive liquid into the crowd of about 2,500 people in the heart of Perth’s CBD.
The 31-year-old has been charged with intent to do harm in such a way as to endanger life, health or safety, and with making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.
A joint statement by WA Police, the Australian Federal Police and domestic security agency ASIO issued on Wednesday evening said the agencies’ investigations were ongoing.
“There is no ongoing threat to public safety,” the Joint Counter Terror Team said in a statement.
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