Sydney police station and shopping centre targeted by terror threats

Two terror threats have been made in Sydney, Australia with both a police station and a popular shopping centre targeted only a day after a school was placed on high alert. NSW Police have confirmed they are investigating a threatening letter which was received at Merrylands Police Station on Tuesday, with a separate threat to Penrith Plaza being posted on online site 4Chan. The letter sent to Merrylands Police Station contains threats of violence against non-Muslims.

My Australian friends and family, I have decided I will go out with a bang (quite literally).

A threat on online forum 4Chan read on Tuesday.

A “warning to my people in Sydney” was posted to 4Chan along with an image of Penrith Plaza claiming there would be an attack at 10am on Tuesday. “My Australian friends and family, I have decided I will go out with a bang (quite literally),” the post read. Police confirmed they were aware of the threat to Yahoo7 News that a threat was made to the social media website and said there would be an increased police presence. The post, which mimics the style and content of a similar message posted before a recent mass shooting in Oregon, is the second of its type in as many days.

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