Teen Arrested Over Online Christchurch-Inspired Massacre Threat on Sydney Mosque

The message referenced the 2019 Christchurch terror attack.

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

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Western Australia (WA) after allegedly making an online threat against a religious centre, identified as the newly opened Australian Islamic House in Edmondson Park, Sydney.

Liverpool City Police Area Command launched an investigation on March 3 after receiving a report of the threat.