Australian police are operating at an "increased level of awareness" around the country's most iconic locations, such as the Sydney Opera House and the MCG, after ISIS referred to Australia as a "land cloaked in darkness" and urged "lone wolf" supporters to target the landmarks. The threat was made on social media by Islamic State group spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani last month, who called for attacks against Western targets including shopping malls, concert venues and sporting events.
Australian police are operating at an "increased level of awareness" around the country's most iconic locations, such as the Sydney Opera House and the MCG, after ISIS referred to Australia as a "land cloaked in darkness" and urged "lone wolf" supporters to target the landmarks. The declaration appeared in the magazine Rumiyah following the death of terrorist, Ezzit Raad, who was killed in the Syrian city of Manbij, near Aleppo.