WATCH: Police arrest Adelaide woman over alleged links to ISIS
Footage has been released of an Adelaide woman accused of having ties to ISIS being arrested by Australian Federal Police officers.
Wearing a hijab, the 22-year-old woman was handcuffed in the South Australian capital on Tuesday morning.
The arrest comes after a lengthy joint operation between the AFP, South Australia Police and ASIO.
Police first became aware of the woman's alleged online activities after she attempted to travel overseas but was stopped.
While her identity has been suppressed, police alleged the woman "cultivated relationships" with Islamic State members online and pledged her allegiance to the terrorist group.
They stressed there was no connection to the events in Manchester and said there was no threat to Adelaide or Australia.
AFP Assistant Commissioner Counter Terrorism Ian McCartney said a search warrant was executed on Tuesday morning and the woman was arrested without incident.
“It is concerning that people so young remain susceptible to extremist ideologies and are willing to engage in criminal activities that attract significant penalties," he said.
“We target criminals and criminal activity, not ideologies or backgrounds. The Joint Counter Terrorism Team will closely examine any individual that supports an extremist group."
Mr McCartney said the woman was an Australian citizen who arrived from Somalia when she was just 14-years-old. Police would not comment on what she was studying, where she worked or the nature of their investigation.
Meanwhile South Australia's African community are calling for calm after in the wake of the woman's charges.
SA-based African support groups insisted the arrest was not a matter of race, saying "Africa is not synonymous with terrorism".
Four groups representing African communities - including the African Communities Council of SA and the African Women Federation issued a joint statement stressing: "This is about criminal behaviour - it is not about race, ethnicity or religion."
"We ask that the privacy of the family of this young person is respected, and ask that we stand together, and refrain from racial or cultural vilification."
