A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after stabbing a man in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/knife-attack-in-australia-against-bishop-priest-is-terrorism-23344716" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Australian west coast city</a> of Perth, police officers said on Sunday.
The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hardware store in suburban Willetton on Saturday night.
The teen allegedly attacked the man and then rushed at police officers before he was shot, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/australian-police-identify-sydney-stabbing-attacker-23344411" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Western Australian Premier Roger Cook</a> told reporters on Sunday.
&ldquo;There are indications he had been radicalised online,&rdquo; Cook told a news conference.
&ldquo;But I want to reassure the community at this stage it appears that he acted solely and alone,&rdquo; Cook added.
Police and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/six-stabbed-to-death-in-australian-mall-suspect-fatally-shot-23344287" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Australian Security Intelligence Organization</a> agents have been conducting a counterterrorism investigation in the east coast city of Sydney since a 16-year-old boy stabbed an Assyrian Orthodox bishop and priest in a church on April 15.
The boy has been charged committing a terrorist act. Six of his alleged associates have also been charged with a range of offences, including conspiring to engage in or planning a terrorist act. All remain in custody.
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