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Australian PM Evacuated After Shen Yun Bomb Threat
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated for three hours after a bomb threat linked to Shen Yun's Australian tour; threats against MPs rose 63% in 2024-25, AFP said.
- On Feb 24, Australian Federal Police said officers responded to an alleged security incident at about 6pm and Albanese returned about 9pm after a thorough search found nothing suspicious.
- Evidence from organisers indicates two Chinese-language emails to the Falun Dafa Association of Australia on Feb 10 and Feb 22 falsely claimed explosives had been placed at the prime minister's residence.
- Australian Federal Police said a thorough search of the protected premises found no suspicious items and emphasised there was no ongoing threat to public safety.
- Anthony Albanese urged people to 'turn the heat down' and called for lower rhetoric after the incident, with Katy Gallagher describing the scare as 'very troubling'.
- The AFP recorded 950 incidents in 2024/25 as threats to MPs rise, prompting the national security investigations team to probe emails mirroring international Shen Yun incidents linked to the CCP.
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