Australia terrorism charge after armed 19-year-old enters politician office

An Australian man was charged with a terrorism offence on Thursday after walking into a politician’s electorate office with plans to kill him, the authorities and local media said.

The 19-year-old man entered the office of New South Wales state parliamentarian Tim Crakanthorp in Newcastle, about 170 km (105 miles) north of Sydney, on Wednesday before being arrested in a nearby museum with weapons and tactical equipment, the Australian Broadcasting Corp and the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

He was held overnight and charged on Thursday with “acts done in preparation for, or planning, for terrorist act”, a police statement said.

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