article_snippet.sent: Five young men were arrested Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, in what police called a major counterterrorism operation.
article_snippet.sent: Two of the teens, 18 and 19, have been released "pending further inquiries," Australia's Federal Police said.
article_snippet.sent: There was also a risk to the public, police said.
article_snippet.sent: Police also distanced The suspects.
article_snippet.sent: The men "are individuals acting by The men.
article_snippet.sent: The men are not representatives of any religious, cultural or national group," Victoria Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton said.
article_snippet.sent: I think the entire Australian community should be concerned about the young age of those particular men," Neil Gaughan, acting deputy commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, said.
article_snippet.sent: And this is an issue not just with law enforcement, but for the broader community.
article_snippet.sent: We need to get better in relation to identifying young men and woman involved in this type of behavior, at the very early stage.
article_snippet.sent: CNN's Ralph Ellis and Ben Brumfield contributed to this report.