Bondi terror attack took place amid global spike in foiled IS-inspired plots, researchers find

Australian counterterrorism experts observe December shooting came amid years of messaging from terror group urging followers to act ‘on their own initiative’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Bondi beach terror attack occurred amid an international spike of anti-western plots in December last year that appeared to be…

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• Australian counterterrorism experts observe December shooting came amid years of messaging from terror group urging followers to act ‘on their own initiative’ Get our breaking news email , free app…
• In research published by the West Point Combating Terrorism Center in its publication Sentinel on Thursday , Australian counterterrorism experts Andrew Zammit and Levi West examined Islamic State’s…
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• Australian counterterrorism experts observe December shooting came amid years of messaging from terror group urging followers to act ‘on their own initiative’ Get our breaking news email, free app…

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• In research published by the West Point Combating Terrorism Center in its publication Sentinel on Thursday, Australian counterterrorism experts Andrew Zammit and Levi West examined Islamic State’s…
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• Australian counterterrorism experts observe December shooting came amid years of messaging from terror group urging followers to act ‘on their own initiative’ Get our breaking news email, free app…
• In research published by the West Point Combating Terrorism Center in its publication Sentinel on Thursday, Australian counterterrorism experts Andrew Zammit and Levi West examined Islamic State’s…