NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says she declared the attacks a terrorist incident. The designation as a terrorist incident means the police investigation is subject to different rules around time in custody and their powers than a regular criminal investigation.
The police are still investigating whether the young man arrested for the Sydney stabbings last night cut his fingers during the attacks or whether they were cut off by rioters afterwards.
During the riot police officers were injured and taken to hospital overnight, and 20 police vehicles were damaged and 10 are now unusable. “This is unacceptable … police attended for assistance and people turned on them,” she said. “People involved in those riots can expect a knock on the door. It may not be today and it may not be tomorrow, but we will find you,” she says.
