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Teen charged over Facebook threat to Geelong mosque
Benjamin Ansell
A teenager has been charged over a threatening social media post directed at a mosque in the Geelong area.
The 14-year-old boy, from a suburb in Geelong, allegedly threatened a mosque in Manifold Heights.
The charges include making threats to kill and using a carriage service to make a threat to kill after posting.
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Imam Shaykh Mohammad Ramzan and his wife Gulfam were welcoming mourners in their thousands as part of mosque open day. 9news
The charges follow a report to police about social media posts of a threatening nature directed at a place of worship on Sunday, March 17.
The teen was bailed by police to appear at a Children’s Court at a later date.
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