- Armed police officers will be present in public places to stop terror in Melbourne
- The move comes after a man is accused of planning a New Year’s Eve attack
- Police claim he planned to shoot ‘as many people as he could’ in Melbourne
Armed police officers will be present in shopping centres, supermarkets and festivals in Victoria in order to stop terrorist attacks.
Protective Services Officers will be deployed in popular places in the state in a bid to foil terrorism, according to the Herald Sun.
The move comes after a man was arrested and accused of planning a New Year’s Eve terror attack in Melbourne.
Ali Khalif Shire Ali is accused of planning a terror attack on New Year’s Eve in Melbourne (Federation Square pictured in 2015)
Mr Shire faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with preparing to commit a terrorist attack and collecting documents to facilitate a terrorist attack
Victoria and Australian Federal Police tracked Ali Khalif Shire Ali and said he planned to shoot ‘as many people as he could’ in an attack in Melbourne’s CBD.
Mr Shire faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with preparing to commit a terrorist attack and collecting documents to facilitate a terrorist attack.
According to charge sheets Mr Shire acted ‘in preparation for, or planning a terrorist act’ between March 31 and April 6.
He was dramatically arrested on Tuesday and charged with trying to obtain a semi-automatic rifle to gun down revellers in Federation Square.
The 20-year-old was allegedly connected to Australian jihadist circles including other terror suspects and extremist preacher Junaid Thorne.
He was dramatically arrested on Tuesday and charged with trying to obtain a semi-automatic rifle to gun down revellers in Federation Square
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