Teenage suspected terrorist appears in Australian court charged over alleged bomb plot
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this May 8, 2015 photo, two members of the police bomb squad carry a device to a sand bagged area to be detonated as terror raids are carried out at Greenvale in Melbourne, Australia. A 17-year-old boy arrested last week when police allegedly found three homemade bombs in his family home in Australia's second-largest city appeared in a children's court on Monday, May 11, 2015, charged with terrorism offenses. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP Image via AP) NO ARCHIVING. AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT (The Associated Press)
A 17-year-old boy arrested last week when police allegedly found three homemade bombs in his family home in Australia's second-largest city has appeared in a children's court charged with terrorism offenses.
The boy is a juvenile suspect and cannot be publicly identified. He was remanded in custody after a brief court appearance in a Melbourne Children's Court on Monday charged with planning a terrorist act somewhere in Victoria state and with possessing items connected with a terrorist act.
He faces a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The boy did not enter a plea and did not apply for bail. He will appear next on May 26.