‘Australian IS teen bomber left explosives at his home’

Australian authorities are looking into Islamic State claims that an Australian teenage recruit died after blowing himself up in Iraq, and local media reported that bomb-making materials had been found at his family home in Melbourne.

A blog post believed to be written by 18-year-old Jake Bilardi, written under his pseudonym Abu Abdullah al-Australi, revealed how he had considered carrying out attacks on home soil.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told reporters that security agencies were trying to verify reports that Bilardi had carried out a suicide attack in the Iraqi city of Ramadi.