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| Sydney Opera House on terror magazine cover |
| 2011-07-22 |
| Sydney's Opera House has appeared on the website of al-Qaeda's English-language magazine, Inspire, prompting concerns over its security. Robert McClelland, the attorney general, said that Australia's terror threat level would not change as a result. "I have been advised this publication does not represent any change to the extent of the terrorist threat within Australia," McClelland said in a statement. "And I am advised it has not been accompanied by any specific threat in Australia or to Australian citizens." Peter Dein, commander of New South Wales's counter-terrorism operations, said there was no text in the magazine relating to the Opera House and that it was hard to interpret what message it might be sending. "It could simply be the fact that it's an icon that is well known around the Western world and may not really have any relevance that it is in Sydney. What we are concerned about is the influences this particular magazine can have on vulnerable people in our community who are likely to be influenced by this extremist rhetoric," he said. |
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