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Levi West, Research Fellow, Research School of Social Science, Australian National University

Why did it take 9 days to declare the Perth bombing attempt a terrorist attack?

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Nine days after it happened, police have declared an alleged attempted bombing at an Invasion Day rally in Perth an act of terrorism.

A 31-year-old man is accused of throwing a homemade fragment bomb, filled with ball bearings and screws, into a crowd protesting on Australia Day. The bomb failed to detonate.

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