Sydney teenager charged with terror offences allegedly accessed ‘guides’ to mass casualty attacks, court hears

Police have charged a Sydney teenager with five terrorism offences after a search of electronic devices allegedly uncovered extremist material. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with multiple terrorism offences after allegedly accessing “guides” on how to commit a “mass casualty event”, a court has heard.

The boy appeared before a children’s court in Sydney on Wednesday, where a commonwealth prosecutor said the teenager had accessed the materials “for the purpose of a contemplated mass casualty attack”.