A Victorian anti-Islam extremist conducted surveillance of “leftwing” premises where he planned to launch deadly bombing attacks, police allege. “Loss of life to persons possessing leftwing ideologies was the focus of the attack,” they said of 31-year-old Phillip Michael Galea. He is charged with two terrorism-related offences over his alleged activities between September 2015 and early August this year. He was remanded in custody after facing Melbourne magistrates court on Monday, when documents outlining police allegations were released. Investigators say Galea has been linked to the far-right groups Reclaim Australia, United Patriots Front, Patriots Defence League Australia, the True Blue Crew and a “neo-Nazi, self-confessed militant group” called Combat 18.

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2016 06:22 UTC