Teen charged after Sydney Christian school targeted by 'IS threats'
A Sydney teenager has been charged after death threats were made from a car bearing the Islamic State flag.
Witnesses at the Christian school in Sydney's west said people inside a car held an Islamic State flag and threatened to "kill the Christians" and slaughter their children.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested at Wentworthville on Tuesday afternoon and charged with intimidating a school staff member and offensive conduct.
It comes after the car allegedly drove past Our Lady of Lebanon Church on Alice Street at Harris Park last Tuesday afternoon.
Witnesses claim it had a flag similar to those brandished by Islamic State jihadists hanging out the window.
"They were strong words and people were scared of what they saw," a priest told AAP.
Witnesses told police there was a small triangular flag placed out the window with Arabic words similar to "there is only one god and Muhammad is the prophet".
Rosehill police Inspector Brian Jackson confirmed "some threats were made in regard to some people" near the church.
The flag has been used by Muslims for centuries but has recently been adopted by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria. Photo: AAP
Maronite Catholic parish priest Monsignor Shora Maree contacted police ahead of the church's 7pm mass on Wednesday night.
Officers were sent down to patrol the Harris Park church while hundreds took part in mass inside.
The boy has been ordered to face a children’s court on Monday 13 October.
