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Afghan national arrested at Melbourne Airport over extremist material

Status: published

Australian Federal Police have arrested a 30-year-old Afghan national at Melbourne Airport and charged him with possessing violent extremist material. Authorities allege the arrest is tied to an investigation into Islamic State propaganda and graphic extremist content. The suspect was taken into custody while attempting to board a flight, though his intended destination has not been disclosed.

Category: foreign-national-detention · Location: Melbourne

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Global Event Monitor. Afghan national arrested at Melbourne Airport over extremist material. 2026-09-14T14:13:18.560Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2244. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/2244/revision/b520c02439d8c294481ab284f644810c87c579a46c5283e681b33a19d2bb19e7

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