Police Probes 14 for Terror Symbols at Melbourne Protest

AFP has executed 3 search warrants, seized mobile devices, and confiscated clothing items allegedly bearing terrorist symbols.

Hundreds of demonstrators hold flags and pictures of Hassan Nasrallah, late leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, at a protest rally in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 29, 2024. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is investigating 14 individuals for allegedly displaying symbols linked to terrorist organisations during a Melbourne protest in September.

Acting Commissioner Ian McCartney, in his Senate Estimates opening statement, confirmed the probe involves over 90 hours of CCTV and police body camera footage review.