Police officers work at the scene after a 14-year-old boy was arrested and a 22-year-old man was taken to hospital following a stabbing incident at the University of Sydney in Camperdown, Australia, Jul 2, 2024. SYDNEY: Australian police said a 14-year-old boy was arrested after a stabbing at the University of Sydney on Tuesday morning, which triggered a lockdown of the university buildings.
New South Wales police assistant commissioner of counter terrorism Mark Walton told a news conference the boy's motive or ideology had not yet been determined, but expressed concern at increasing evidence that young people were being radicalised online.The attacker was known to police and government agencies, he added.
A University of Sydney spokesperson said a police operation was underway at its Camperdown campus and that police would remain on campus while investigations continue.an Assyrian church bishop was wounded The two attacks had prompted the New South Wales state government to toughen its knife laws. The state parliament passed laws in June giving police electronic metal-detecting scanners to check people without a warrant at shopping centres, sporting venues and public transport stations.
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