Teen accused of planning to plant bomb in kangaroo

An Australian teenager facing terror charges allegedly discussed stuffing a kangaroo with explosives, painting it with the Islamic State group symbol and setting it loose on police, media reported on Thursday citing court documents.

Sevdet Besim, 19 - who was arrested in counterterrorism raids in Melbourne in April - pleaded not guilty to four charges related to planning an attack during Anzac Day commemorations for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps troops who died in combat.

A fifth charge of conspiring to commit a terrorist act was dropped.