Bomb-Making List, Guns And Terrorist Flags Found In Home Of Australia Man Who Praised Bondi Attack

Items chillingly similar to those linked to the Bondi terror attack were discovered inside the home of a Perth man accused of spreading antisemitic hatred online, including firearms, extremist flags and a handwritten bomb-making shopping list.

A court heard on Wednesday that officers from the State Security Investigation Group raided the Yangebup home of Martin Thomas Glynn as part of Operation Dalewood. The operation was launched in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack, which claimed the lives of 15 victims and was described in court as the worst terrorist attack on Australian soil.

Police alleged Glynn had posted messages online expressing support for the Bondi attack. During the search of the 39-year-old’s home in Perth’s south, officers uncovered three terrorist flags, including those associated with Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists, six registered rifles, a flick knife, roughly 4,000 rounds of ammunition, and a handwritten notebook containing antisemitic references as well as references to Adolf Hitler.

The notebook, labelled “ideology, views, insights and political ideas,” allegedly included Holocaust-related references and quotes such as “Jews have always been scum … we don’t want them near us or our family,” the court was told.

Prosecutors said police also found photographs on Glynn’s phone suggesting attempts to manufacture a smoke grenade and access information related to making explosives. That discovery led to a second search warrant being executed.

During the follow-up search, officers allegedly located pro-Hezbollah stickers, improvised initiators, shaved aluminium, and a detailed shopping list for bomb manufacturing.

Police further alleged Glynn flew a Palestinian flag outside his home, an act they said “created angst amongst his neighbours.”

Glynn appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court charged with conduct intended to racially harass, carrying or possessing a prohibited weapon, and failing to store a firearm or related items in compliant storage.

Prosecutors told the court Glynn allegedly posted on Instagram endorsing the Bondi massacre just hours after the attack on December 14.

“I just want to say, I, Marty Thomas Glynn, 100 per cent support the two New South Wales shooters RIGHT TO SELF DEFENCE AGAINST JEWS AND ALL FUTURE JEWS,” he allegedly wrote. “If you think this is an outrage, show me a single day where Jews killed less than 10 Palestinians. I stand by this and everything I saw… what did they expect if they killed 500,000 Palestinians?”

Hours later, he allegedly posted again: “Delete me, unfriend me, don’t call me, I don’t care… if you actively support genocide in your religion, what the f… did (you) think would happen?”

“Go ahead and hate me, I dare you to give me a single shred of evidence to call me a liar.”

Representing himself, Glynn told Magistrate Benjamin Tyers that he owned around 50 flags and insisted none were displayed. “(The flags) were not in display, they were packed away in a box,” he said, adding that stickers found by police were stored separately.

He said he had been “opinionated” about the war in Gaza and claimed the Instagram posts were intended to highlight what he described as hypocrisy. “When 15 people die in Australia it’s a massacre, but when 500 people die in Palestine it’s a ceasefire,” he said.

Glynn also claimed he was a doomsday prepper and argued the alleged bomb-making materials were simply fire starters for a backyard fire pit. “I have no intention to buy anything, I haven’t sought anything, I don’t intended to harm anyone,” he said.

Addressing the notebook, he said it reflected his personal thoughts and ideas. “(The notebook) helps get ideas off my chest,” he said. “I keep to myself, my neighbours hardly know me, I’ve never had any issue with the law before yesterday … I’m not a violent person, I’m quite the opposite, I believe.”

Magistrate Tyers refused bail, describing Glynn as a “danger to the community” and citing a strong prosecution case driven by his online activity. “This is serious offending, particularly in light of recent events,” he said.

“There is nothing illegal or necessarily improper with supporting the Palestinian cause, one is entitled to that view. What is not proper, is posting online comments supporting a massacre of innocent civilians, despite you supporting the Palestine cause,” the magistrate added.

He also pointed to “the cache of firearms, photographs of six high-powered weapons (and) large amount of ammunition” as central concerns.

Glynn was remanded in custody and is scheduled to return to court on February 3 for legal advice.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had been briefed on the arrest by the AFP Commissioner and the Acting WA Premier, stressing there was no place in Australia for antisemitism, hate, or violent ideologies.

“I thank the work of the WA Police in quickly identifying this individual and acting immediately,” Albanese said. “Federal agencies through the Joint Counter Terrorism team have offer full support to WA Police.”