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Teen charged with terror assault after consulting ChatGPT and storming police station

By Charlie Summers 21 May 2025, 5:17 pm Edit

State prosecutors have indicted a 16-year-old from Tira after he allegedly tried to break into the Arab city’s police station and stab officers as “revenge” for the ongoing Gaza war.

According to the indictment, the minor consulted with ChatGPT to plot the attack. He stormed the station on March 5, attempting to stab a border cop with a knife while shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest).

Prosecutors charge the defendant with aggravated assault as an act of terror and are requesting that he be detained until the end of legal proceedings.

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