ADF assault allegation withdrawn: police
A claim that an Australian Defence Force officer was attacked on his way to work has been withdrawn.
New South Wales Police say they will continue to examine the circumstances that led to the allegation being brought to their attention.
The 41-year-old alleged he was threatened and assaulted by two males in Sydney's north-west and suffered minor bruising, police said.
He also alleged he was threatened with beheading.
Defence Chief Mark Binskin has apologised to the Australian people and Muslim community for any angst caused.
The news comes after the alleged attack prompted the Defence Department to caution members of the Australian Defence Force to think twice before wearing their uniform in public.
Officers were advised to use their judgment when considering going out in uniform.
The incident comes at a time when the nation is on edge following a raised terror alert, an especially tense time for those in uniform after an 18-year-old terror suspect was shot dead after attacking two officers in a frenzied stabbing rampage outside a Melbourne police station.
Meanwhile, in Sydney's south-west on Thursday afternoon, a man, reportedly armed, entered a Muslim school.
Police were told a man armed with a knife entered the premises on Benham Road around 2:10pm.
The man spoke with a female staff member at the location, left a short time later and was last seen in Kitson Road.
No one was injured during the incident.
Officers from Macquarie Fields Local Area Command attended a short time later and established a crime scene.
Police searched the area without success but have released a description of a man who may be able to assist with inquiries.
The man has been described to police as being of Pacific Islander appearance, 20-25 years old and with an obese build.
At the time of the incident he was wearing brown/khaki pants and a green shirt.
Anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
Shooting officer 'doing his job'
Meanwhile, the Victorian police officer whose shot killed a teenage terrorist suspect has told the premier he was doing his job.
The leading senior constable and an Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer were stabbed by 18-year-old Numan Haider after arranging to meet him outside Endeavour Hills police station on Tuesday night.
Premier Denis Napthine said he visited the officer at Dandenong Hospital on Thursday morning.
"The police officer certainly said he appreciated the enormous messages of support he's got from the length and breadth of Victoria and from the diverse multicultural, multi-faith communities in Victoria," Dr Napthine told reporters.
"And he described the fact that he was doing his job.
"And it is a reminder to us all that our police officers do, each and every day, put their lives on the line to make our community safe."
The officer, who received a slash to his arm during the attack, was in a stable condition after undergoing surgery on Wednesday.
Acting Prime Minister Warren Truss told parliament the officer would be able to leave hospital on Thursday.
Dr Napthine said he also planned to visit the AFP officer, who was stabbed in the neck, stomach and head.
The AFP officer remains in a serious but stable condition after surgery on Tuesday night.
AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin has said the officer would require more surgery.
Terror suspect shooting: What we know
18-year-old Narre Warren Muslim man Numan Haider
Came to police attention three months ago
Known terror suspect
Passport cancelled a week ago after escalating pro-Islamic behaviour
Spotted at a Melbourne shopping centre with an ISIS flag
Police arranged to meet on Tuesday night to discuss behaviour
Man arrived at Endeavour Hills police station near 8pm
Uncomfortable meeting in foyer, he wanted to talk in car park
After a hand shake, man attacked police
AFP officer stabbed in neck, wrist, stomach and head
Victoria Police officer stabbed twice in forearm
That officer killed man with single shot
Another knife found on terror suspect's body
Officers required surgery, both in stable condition.
Did he act alone?
The 18-year-old terror suspect who was shot dead after he attacked the two officers may not have been acting alone, according to reports.
The teenager had also researched Prime Minister Tony Abbott's travel arrangements, making specific inquiries about Mr Abbott's plans to visit Melbourne, it has been reported.
Haider, of Narre Warren, had been seen at a shopping centre displaying a flag linked with jihadist group Islamic State, or IS, and last week had his passport cancelled on national security grounds.
Victoria Police Commissioner Ken Lay said police were investigating reports Haider, who had been associated with a radical Islamic group, was talking to other people in the lead up to the attack.
"There is some information that he was certainly talking to other people around the time that he came to the police station," he told ABC radio.
"[They} may well have known him. I won't say working with him, but it's just a little unclear to us at the moment whether there was actually people at the police station with him.
Mr Lay said it was unclear whether others might have dropped him off or were waiting for him.
"That'll be clarified in a little while," he said.
Mr Lay also dismissed claims Mr Haider may have intended to behead the police officers, drape their bodies in the jihadist flag, and post images to social media.
"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that I'm aware of that would suggest that was the intention," he said.
"Having said that, there were some really worrying pieces about this young man's behaviour that we are working through.
"It's not helpful to be making these great leaps based on speculation."
Haider, whom 7News understands had planned a trip to Iraq and Syria, agreed to meet the the the counter-terrorism officers about his concerning pro-Islamic State behaviour.
He refused to be interviewed in the police station, but agreed to an informal chat in the car park.
Haider, who was yesterday described by friends as a 'good kid', shook their hands before trying to kill them.
A subsequent search of Haider's body revealed a second large knife and an Islamic State flag in his pocket, according to reports.
Haider had been associated with radical Islamic group, Al Furqan, which became the subject of terror raids in 2012.
It is understood Haider had recently moved away from the group, but had taken to Facebook to vent his anger following last week's anti-terror swoops in Brisbane and Sydney.
7News understands Haider was invited for an interview with police to explain his support of the Islamic State terror group, including inflammatory comments towards Federal Police and counter terrorism forces posted on his Facebook page.
One post read: 'The main message I'm sending with these statuses and photos is to the dogs AFP and ASIO who are declaring war on Islam and Muslims.'
The Al Furqan Islamic Information Centre today expressed its condolences to the family of "brother" Numan Haider, insisting it was in no way linked to Tuesday's attack.
"We sincerely pray that they are granted patience and strength in this difficult time," the centre said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.
"We would also like to express our deep shock at the tragic events of Endeavour Hills."
It was disappointed by the "sensationalist" assumptions which accompanied media coverage of the event and raised Haider's right to the presumption of innocence.
"We call upon the wider community to extend to every member of our society this basic right, especially if they are no longer with us to defend themselves," it said.
"Al Furqan would also like to emphasise that both its centre and its president, Harun Mehicevic, are in no way involved or connected to this incident."
Islamic Council of Victoria secretary Ghaith Krayem said on Wednesday Haider had in the past been involved with Al Furqan, which was raided by police in 2012, but hadn't had recent contact with the group.
