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A 65-year-old man from Melbourne was arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly joining ISIS and distributing extremist materials. Police accuse him of sharing about 10,000 files containing violent content such as videos, images, and messages related to executions and torture without leaving Australia. The suspect is expected to face charges including being a member of a terrorist group and acting as an online propagandist for ISIS.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Counter-terrorism police in Melbourne arrested a 65-year-old man suspected of being a key propagandist for ISIS. The arrest occurred following a raid at his home in Carlton, carried out early Wednesday morning by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Victorian Joint Counterterrorism Team. Authorities allege that he pledged allegiance to ISIS without leaving Australia and distributed approximately 10,000 files of extremist material online between November 2018 and July 2020. The man faces charges for membership in a terrorist organization and transmitting violent extremist content via encrypted messaging apps. Assistant Commissioner Paula Hudson stated that the scale of his activities made him a principal distributor of ISIS propaganda within the group, spreading messages related to executions, torture, and mass murder. This arrest is part of an ongoing investigation initiated after Border Force officers discovered suspicious material on his electronic devices upon returning from Egypt in 2021.

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“Both articles describe the arrest of a 65-year-old man in Melbourne for allegedly joining ISIS and distributing extremist propaganda online.”

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“Both articles describe the arrest of a 65-year-old Melbourne man in Carlton for alleged involvement with ISIS, including distributing guides on carrying out attacks.”

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“Both articles describe the arrest of a 65-year-old Melbourne man in Carlton for allegedly spreading ISIS propaganda and pledging allegiance to the group, on the same date.”

‘Abhorrent content’: Carlton man charged with being propagandist for Islamic State same event · 95%

The Sydney Morning Herald

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“Both articles describe the arrest of a 65-year-old Melbourne man in Carlton for allegedly supporting ISIS and distributing propaganda, occurring on the same day.”

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AFP Acting Assistant Commissioner of Counterterrorism Paula Hudson alleged the man was a 'principal distributor of ISIS propaganda within the group'.

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🔮 He is expected to be charged with being a member of a terror group ISIS and performing the role of an online propagandist.

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Aussie man arrested after being accused of joining ISIS and sharing guide on how to carry out mass attack · assertive framing

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A Melbourne man has been arrested after allegedly joining ISIS and distributing a guide on how to carry out a mass casualty attack. The 65-year-old was arrested at a home in Carlton, inner Melbourne, on Wednesday morning. uncertain

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AFP Acting Assistant Commissioner of Counterterrorism Paula Hudson alleged the man was a 'principal distributor of ISIS propaganda within the group'. asserted

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'We commenced that investigation in 2021, and so that's a covert investigation over the last few years,' she said. asserted

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Aussie man arrested after being accused of joining ISIS and sharing guide on how to carry out mass attack

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