‘We should be dead’: Perth’s Indigenous community felt ignored after alleged Invasion Day bombing attempt, inquiry told
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Indigenous community members testified to a federal inquiry that they felt ignored by police after an alleged terror attack at the Invasion Day rally in Perth. Police were warned of unspecified threats before the rally but did not meet with organisers until after the incident. A homemade bomb filled with ball bearings and screws was thrown into a crowd of 2,000; Liam Alexander Hall has been charged with terrorism offences and intends to plead insanity. The inquiry is examining racism and hate directed at First Nations people.
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Indigenous community members testified to a federal inquiry that they felt ignored by police after an alleged terror attack at the Invasion Day rally in Perth. Police were warned of unspecified threats before the rally but did not meet with organisers until after the incident. A homemade bomb filled with ball bearings and screws was thrown into a crowd of 2,000; Liam Alexander Hall has been charged with terrorism offences and intends to plead insanity. The inquiry is examining racism and hate d...
Homemade bomb filled with ball bearings and screws thrown into a large crowd.
An alleged homemade bomb filled with ball bearings, screws and other projectiles was thrown into a crowd of 2,000 people at Forrest Place on 26 January.
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Police were told of unspecified threats before the 26 January rally.
The Guardian- Homemade bomb filled with ball bearings and screws thrown into a large crowd.
- Police had prior knowledge of unspecified threats but did not act.
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Police were told of unspecified threats before the 26 January rally.
The GuardianIndigenous community members told a federal inquiry they felt dismissed and ignored by authorities after the rally.
OpinionAn alleged homemade bomb filled with ball bearings, screws and other projectiles was thrown into a crowd of 2,000 people at Forrest Place on 26 January.
The GuardianWA police declared the incident a terror attack nine days after the rally.
The GuardianLiam Alexander Hall has been charged with terrorism offences and is in custody.
The GuardianThe federal inquiry examines racism and hate directed at First Nations people.
The GuardianPolice did not meet with organisers until after the rally.
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