Teen Terrorist Reveals He Planned to Target Opera House, Sydney Marathon
The idea for choosing the marathon came from watching videos about the 2013 Boston Marathon attack.
TL;DR
- A 16-year-old has pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist act.
- The teenager testified about falling into an online rabbit hole of Islamic extremism.
- His interest started with historical conquest videos on TikTok when he was 14.
- He was exposed to increasing levels of extremist material over more than a month in 2024.
- The planned attack was aimed at thousands.