A HUNTER woman has been charged by counter terrorism police over alleged threats sent via social media.
About 1pm on Sunday officers from Sydney were contacted after a media organisation received threatening messages through social media.
An investigation was launched by the High Risk Terrorist Offenders Unit and following inquiries, a 26-year-old woman was identified. With the assistance of officers from Lake Macquarie police district, she was arrested outside a unit complex at Mayfield about 11.10am Monday.
Investigators seized the woman's mobile phone, which will undergo forensic examination. She was taken to Waratah police station where the woman from Argenton was charged with use carriage service to menace/harass/offend and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm.
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Police will allege in court that the woman sent messages to the media organisation via social media and made various threats over a story that had been broadcast.
She has been refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday.
Anyone with information about extremist activity or possible threats to the community should come forward, no matter how small or insignificant you may think the information may be. The National Security Hotline is 1800 123 400.
Further, information relating to any criminal activity in the community can be reported to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
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