CANBERRA, ACT, April 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note: Video grabs from AFP Sydney Airport Police Commander Davina Copelin available via Hightail
A south west Sydney man is expected to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (2 April, 2025) charged with allegedly posting an online threat towards an international flight.
Police will allege the man, 22, posted a threat on social media towards an aircraft on 19 December, 2024. Hours later, he boarded a Philippines-bound flight at Sydney Airport. It will be alleged the threat was directed towards the same flight the man was a passenger on.
The same day, the AFP received a referral about the online threat. Investigators identified the ai...