Fourteen-year-old girl arrested by counter-terrorism police in Adelaide
Counter-terrorism officers have arrested a teenage girl and charged her with terror offences.
Detectives from South Australia’s Counter-Terrorism and Security Branch arrested the 14-year-old girl at her home in Adelaide on Thursday following an investigation.
She is said to have extremist material and instructions for making explosives in her possession.
The teenage girl appeared in the Adelaide Youth Court on Friday
“Material that directly or indirectly encourages, glorifies, promotes or condones terrorist acts, or seeks support for or justifies the commission of terrorist acts, is considered extremist material,” police said in a statement on Friday.
Police have charged her with possessing explosives instructions and extremist material.
She was refused bail and she appeared in the Adelaide Youth Court on Friday.
She was subsequently granted bail to appear again on April 12.