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Fourteen-year-old girl arrested by counter-terrorism police in Adelaide

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The teenage girl appeared in the Adelaide Youth Court on Friday

Counter-terrorism officers have arrested a teenage girl and charged her with terrorist offences.

Detectives from South Australia’s Counter-Terrorism and Security Section raided the 14-year-old girl at her home in Adelaide on Thursday following an investigation.

She was allegedly found in possession of extremist material and instructions on how to make explosives.

The teenage girl appeared in the Adelaide Youth Court on Friday

The teenage girl appeared in the Adelaide Youth Court on Friday

“Material that directly or indirectly encourages, glorifies, promotes or condones terrorist acts or seeks support for or justifies the commission of terrorist acts is considered to be extremist material,” police said in a statement on Friday.

The police have charged her with possessing explosive instructions and extremist material.

She was refused bail and appeared in the Adelaide Youth Court on Friday.

She was then bailed to reappear on April 12.

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