NewsA Sri Lankan on a student visa in Australia with alleged links to ISIS has been charged with terrorism-related offences in Sydney following an investigation by police and security agencies, the AAP reported. Australian Federal Police Detective Superintendent Michael McTiernan was quoted telling reporters on Friday that police found a notebook that named a number of locations and individuals that are “potential targets”. The investigation into the man’s activities began after police were handed a notebook by an employee of the university. “At this stage he hasn’t been charged with being a member of a terrorist group. His visa was due to expire in September and he was allegedly in the process of making an application for an extension.

Source: Sunday Times August 31, 2018 05:48 UTC