00:00This is not a drill. Your safety is paramount.
00:03The man accused of attempting to bomb a Perth Invasion Day rally
00:07has been publicly identified after a court lifted a suppression order on his identity.
00:13Liam Alexander Hall, 32, has been charged with engaging in a terrorist act
00:19over the January 26th incident, where police allege a homemade explosive
00:24containing volatile chemicals, nails and metal ball bearings
00:28was thrown from a walkway above a crowd gathered in Forest Place.
00:32Please, head back of Forest Chase. We must clear the area.
00:39The device failed to detonate, but thousands of people were evacuated as police responded.
00:45Authorities allege the attack was racially motivated and targeted First Nations people,
00:50declaring it the first terrorism incident in Western Australia's history.
00:54The matter has been adjourned until March, with the accused facing life imprisonment if convicted.
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