Australia raises terror threat level to ‘probable’ from ‘possible’

SYDNEY — Australia on Monday raised its terror threat level to “probable” from “possible,” citing an increase in extremist views in the country leading to a more than 50% chance of the planning of an onshore attack in the next 12 months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had raised the country’s threat level following
Australia raises terror threat level to ‘probable’ from ‘possible’

SYDNEY — Australia on Monday raised its terror threat level to “probable” from “possible,” citing an increase in extremist views in the country leading to a more than 50% chance of the planning of an onshore attack in the next 12 months.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had raised the country’s threat level following advice from security services, but said there was no imminent threat of an attack.

“The advice that we have received is that more Australians are embracing a more diverse range of extreme ideologies and it is our responsibility to be vigilant,” he told a news conference.

Australia lowered the threat level to “possible” in 2022, following eight years at “probable.”

Mike Burgess, director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the country’s main intelligence agency, said tensions in the Middle East, including a conflict between Israel and Hamas that began on Oct. 7, were a contributing factor to raising the threat level.

“The conflict has fueled grievances, promoted protests, undermined social cohesion and elevated intolerance,” he said.

Australia has seen several violent attacks in recent months, some of which have been designated as motivated by extremism.

In April, Australian police said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some of his followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism.

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