Farhad Jabar's attack prompts investigations into ‘playground extremism’

Playground extremism is now a hot topic in Australia as Farhard Jabar's school, Arthur Phillip High School, is now in question after concerns about radicalised schoolboys surfaced. Further, recent developments on the Farhad shooting suggest that the teenager used a weapon from a Middle Eastern crime gang, which he got in one of the mosques in Parramatta.

Fifteen-year-old Farhad Jabar shot Curtis Cheng outside the Paramatta Police Station last Friday. The incident occurred just 300m from the boy's school, prompting investigators to turn its attention to the rest of the school’s students. After one boy was questioned in light of his social media posts defending Farhad's actions, some students are now suspected of further encouraging police hate through online posts. Current and former students are also being questioned after evidence of support to the Islamic State surfaced.

Authorities have reportedly linked the weapon used in the shooting to a Middle Eastern crime gang. Initial details from investigation suggest that Farhard had gotten hold of the weapon through a Parramatta mosque. According to the Herald Sun, officials had already established the original source and location of the gun but forbade the media to release details until Wednesday's raids.

According to police investigations, a Middle Eastern crime figure supplied .38 Smith and Wesson without further knowledge of where it will end up. Farhard got hold of the weapon hours before he shot and killed Cheng.

The establishment of the radical's link to a Islamic schoolyard prayer was confirmed by a spokeswoman for NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli. The Muslim prayer group held regular lunch meetings every day, supervised by a teacher from Arthur Phillip High School.

Whereas the link between the school and radicalised schoolboys stunned some citizens, there were others who emphasised that tensions have been brewing between students and the police. Arthur Phillip High hosts around 1,400 students, 90 percent of which comes from a non-English speaking background. It is also a melting pot of cultures seeing over 40 different backgrounds.

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