{"id":299581,"date":"2026-02-24T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/299581\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:15:11","slug":"australian-police-charge-new-zealand-man-after-finding-extremist-videos-on-his-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/299581\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian police charge New Zealand man after finding extremist videos on his phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Australian<\/p>\n

\nAustralian police have charged a New Zealand man over alleged violent extremist material.
\nPhoto: Supplied\n<\/p>\n

Australian police say they have charged a New Zealand man found with videos of violent extremist material on his phone.<\/p>\n

They say the 24-year-old was stopped for a baggage examination at Perth Airport on Monday after he arrived on a flight from overseas.<\/p>\n

Police said his phone contained videos of a number of terrorist attacks, including violent killings overseas linked to varying ideologies, and videos showing manufacturing of home-made explosives.<\/p>\n

The Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team executed a search warrant at a Perth property and seized a computer.<\/p>\n

The man has been charged with possessing or controlling violent extremist material.<\/p>\n

Australian Federal Police Commander Nick Read said police worked closely with security partners to prevent the spread of violent extremist material, which undermined Australia’s social cohesion.<\/p>\n

“There is no place in Australian society for violent or extremist content, which terrorist organisations use as a tool to radicalise members of the community, particularly young or vulnerable people,” he said.<\/p>\n

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