Islamic State (ISIS) inspired jihadists have come up with creative terror attack plans in the past, but one 19-year-old in Australia who appeared in court Thursday topped them all by planning to launch a "kangaroo bomb."
According to court documents Sevdet Ramadan Besim of Hallam, to the southeast of Melbourne, planned to "pack" a kangaroo with explosives, paint an ISIS symbol on it and then unleash it on police officers in Melbourne for Anzac Day, Australia and New Zealand's veteran's day.
Fortunately for the officers - and for the kangaroo - he was arrested in a raid last April 18, when 200 heavy armed police officers arrested a total of five terrorist teens and seized knives and swords. Besim has been under arrest ever since, and faces a potential life sentence if convicted.
Aside from the "kangaroo bomb," the 19-year-old was also plotting to run down and behead a police officer during the Anzac Day festivities. He will stand trial at the Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to no less than four terror charges.
In his hearing on Thursday, prosecutors revealed Besim had discussed the attack with a British accomplice, reports the Australian ABC, and said he was "ready to fight these dogs on there (sic) doorstep."
"I'd love to take out some cops. I was gonna meet with them then take some heads," he allegedly wrote.
Another court document reveals a conversation from last March 20, in which Besim and his accomplice "have a general discussion around animals and wildlife in Australia including a suggestion that a kangaroo could be packed with C4 explosive, painted with the IS (ISIS) symbol and set loose on police officers."
Unfortunately "kangaroo bombs" are not the first unusual explosive thought up by the twisted minds of jihadists.
Back in October 2013, two puppies were rescued from Egypt before being used as "puppy bombs" by the Muslim Brotherhood in protests against the ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi.