SYDNEY TERROR: ISIS-inspired attack sees stranger stabbed with machete in the street
AN AUSTRALIAN who police said was ‘inspired by Islamic State’ has been charged with committing a terrorist attack and attempted murder.
Police believe last night's attacker in Sydney, Australia was motivated by ISIS
The Sydney man is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed a stranger in the street in a ferocious assault yesterday.
The 22-year-old is believed to have knifed the 59-year-old, who was walking peacefully through a park, until police arrived.
He then made statements which they said led them to conclude he was motivated by ISIS.
Catherine Burn said the victim was in a critical but stable condition
New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said: “We know this person has strong extremist beliefs inspired by ISIS.”
She added the victim was in a critical but stable condition.
Australia, a staunch US ally, has been on heightened alert for attacks by home-grown radicals since 2014.
The ferocious attack took place in a park in Syndey, Australia last night
Since then, authorities have said they have thwarted a number of plots.
There have been several "lone wolf" assaults, however, including a 2014 cafe siege in Sydney that left two hostages and the gunman dead.