(AAP) A Melbourne man who admitted setting two bushfires while declaring civilians would be “tasted by the fire of Allah” has been found not guilty of attempting to commit terrorist acts.
But jurors found Aran Sherani guilty of doing acts in preparation for or planning of a terrorist act, after he admitted filming himself pledging allegiance to Islamic State while armed with a knife and bragging about being on the run from police.
“I’m currently on the run from police,” he said in footage filmed in 2021.
“I slipped away and by the will of Allah I was able to even go to a shop nearby my home and get this,” he said, holding up a knife to the camera.
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