A 22-year-old knife-wielding man inflicted multiple wounds on a 59-year old victim and attempted to stab an officer in Sydney suburb on Saturday after reportedly pledging allegiance to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL).

The assailant has been detained on terrorism charges.

While the suspect’s motives were not immediately made clear, he reportedly did not know the victim in person. Police believe that the man was incited by IS propaganda.

“We know that this person has strong religious beliefs inspired by ISIS,” Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn told a press conference on Sunday, referring to the assault as “planned” and “deliberate”, Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported.

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