53-Year-Old Arrested for Making Alleged Online Bomb Threats Against Islamic School

The incident follows the arrest of a 16-year-old boy in WA for making an online threat against the Australian Islamic House in Edmondson Park, Sydney.

Worshippers participate in Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, outside the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, Australia on April 10, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

A 53-year-old man has been arrested on March 13 in connection with alleged bomb threats made against a newly opened Islamic school in southwest Sydney.

Bankstown Police Area Command launched an investigation on March 5 after detecting an online threat against the school in Lakemba.