CANBERRA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The arrest of a 16-year-old teenager in Sydney hours before the annual Anzac memorial services across Australia is a "truly chilling and disturbing scenario" and Australians should remain vigilant to the threat by global terrorism, said Australian Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter Terrorism Michael Keenan on Monday.
"Many Australians woke to learn a 16 year old boy from Sydney was facing charges relating to the planning and preparation of a terrorist attack today on Anzac Day," the minister said in a statement.
"This is a truly chilling and disturbing scenario, and is a sad reflection of the current terror threat landscape in Australia."
He also reassured his countrypeople that the law enforcement and counter-terrorist agencies "are doing everything they can to keep our national safe".
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