Elizabeth 750 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 CANBERRA, Australia (AP)  The Australian government on Friday elevated it terrorism threat level to the second-highest warning in response to the domestic threat posed by Islamic State movement supporters. Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the increase from "medium" to "high" on a four-tier scale on the advice of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization. The domestic spy agency's Director-General David Irvine warned this week that the terrorist threat level had been rising in Australia over the past year, due in part to Australians joining Islamic State to fight in Syria and Iraq. "I want to stress that this does not mean that a terror attack is imminent," Abbott told reporters. "We have no specific intelligence of particular plots." "What we do have is intelligence that there are people with the intent and the capability to mount attacks." It is the first time that the threat level has been elevated above medium since the scale was introduced in 2003. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/australian-police-arrest-2-men-terror-charges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstreak 6,653 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 How can people be supportive of this?? Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,647 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 His words are like a copy and paste of what it said in the article I read about the UK raising it too. Everyone's on high alert now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koreku 2,387 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I hope nothing bad happens You don't deserve a point of view if the only thing you see is you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKOUTbritney 22,369 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 :wtf: Just heard this on the radio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth 750 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 His words are like a copy and paste of what it said in the article I read about the UK raising it too. Everyone's on high alert now Yeah, he pretty much said the same thing! And I know, it's pretty crazy, I know it's just a precaution but there's clearly something there to be causing enough panic for them to raise it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife 7,079 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 This is troubling. Hopefully if there are any terrorist plans, they can be thwarted in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retep 0 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 this whole situation it just getting worse and worse, I can just see another war or tragedy erupting because of it unless it's handled with amazing precision. Edit: I guess it's a good thing I'm not traveling abroad any time soon with this all happening throughout the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
htrllllsem 14 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 That's so unfortunate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth 750 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 It was raised after this: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/terror-alert-to-rise-as-two-men-arrested-after-islamic-bookshop-raid-20140910-10erkd.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jee Yew Whai 1 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 its happening.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 The whole world is becoming high alert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Boy 0 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 The change means a terrorist attack is now considered “likelyâ€. I am ****ing terrified, I panic so much when I hear news like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 This has really gotten huge very fast Hope nothing happens Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway10 1,072 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 i hope nothing happens here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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