The British police detained a 14-year-old teenager suspected of involvement in a terrorist conspiracy in Australia

The British police detained a 14-year-old teenager who is suspected of relations with five Australian teenagers detained last weekend for preparing a terrorist attack in Melbourne, BBC reports.

The Grand Manchester police statement says that the first time the young man was detained on April 2 on suspicion of preparing the attack. During the investigation, law enforcement agencies revealed a "reliable terrorist threat."

In turn, the Australian police confirmed the connection between the detention of a British teenager and the arrest of five Australians who were preparing a terrorist attack during the celebrations in Melbourne dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.

A joint statement by the state of Victoria and the Federal Police of Australia says that they can confirm the relationship between the detention of a 14-year-old teenager from the English Blackburn and the counter-terrorism operation.

The anti -terrorist operation was held last Saturday in Melbourne, the second largest city in the country. Among the detainees are four 18-year-olds and one 19-year-old young man, who during the searches found the banner of the Islamic State (IG), a machete and video in Arabic, which, supposedly, speaks of the essence of an impending attack.

Currently, two out of five detainees remain in custody, but the authorities are preparing to charge another suspect of illegal storage of weapons.

According to the police of the Big Manchester, the 14-year-old Briton was detained after a search of a house in Blackburn and the study of certain electronic devices conducted by the North-West counter-terrorism administration and the Lancashire police.

During the investigation, a correspondence was discovered between a teenager from Blackburn and a resident of Australia. On Saturday, April 18, the Briton was detained a second time on suspicion of complicity, preparation or incitement to a terrorist attack. He is currently in custody. The information received was transferred to the Australian forces of law enforcement.