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| Three of four released after Sydney raids |
| 2015-10-08 |
[SKYNEWS.AU] Three of the four people incarceratedKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in pre-dawn raids in Sydney's west have been released from custody as investigations into the killing of NSW police employee Curtis Cheng continue. An 18-year-old man who was arrested at a home in Wentworthville remains in jug. It comes after more than 200 armed officers raided homes in Guilford, Wentworthville, Merrylands and Marsfield at 6am on Wednesday, arresting four males aged between 16 and 22. The 16-year-old and two 22-year-old men have been released from custody, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday. The 16-year-old and 18-year-old were from Wentworthville; one 22-year-old was from Merrylands and the other was from Marsfield, police said. They included past and present students of Arthur Phillip High School, the school attended by 15-year-old Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar, who bumped off Sydney police accountant Curtis Cheng in a Parramatta street on Friday. A 17-year-old boy arrested and charged on Tuesday is also a student at the school. Authorities are almost certain Jabar did not act alone. At least three of the four who were arrested on Wednesday were also targeted in the sweeping September 2014 terror raids across western Sydney. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said authorities suspect those arrested have some knowledge of Friday's shooting and could have influenced Jabar. Investigations into Jabar's motivation continue, but Ms Burn told news hounds on Wednesday it's suspected 'there was some influence' that was of an ideological, religious or political nature. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Ms Burn told news hounds on Wednesday it's suspected 'there was some influence' that was of an ideological, religious or political nature At least the Commissioner didn't blame firearms, or global warming. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-10-08 10:47 |