Willetton stabbing: Terrorism expert Greg Barton expects authorities to declare a terror incident
Willetton stabbing: Terrorism expert Greg Barton expects authorities to declare a terror incident
A terrorism expert says he expects the stabbing of an innocent bystander by a radicalised teenager who was shot dead by police at the weekend will be declared a terror incident.
Deakin University professor of global Islamic politics Greg Barton said based on current knowledge of the attack, the 16-year-old’s use of violence to advance a religious or ideological cause “fits the textbook definition” of terrorism.