2 arrested in Australian counter-terrorism operation

Australian counter-terrorism police arrested two people in Sydney on Tuesday as part of an ongoing police operation.

A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old female from Sydney's southwest are both expected to be charged in relation to financing terrorism.

Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan said the arrests did not relate to the planning of a terror attack in Australia, and there was no imminent threat to the community as a result of Tuesday's activity.

"The charges these two people are expected to face relate to their alleged activities in raising funds and attempting to transfer those funds to an overseas terrorist organization," Phelan said.

New South Wales (NSW) state Police Force Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said it was disturbing that police continue to deal with teenage in this environment.

"And today's arrest hasn't altered that position," Burn said.

Tuesday's activities by the Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) in Sydney bring the total number of people charged in relation to Operation Appleby to 14 Since September 2014.

According to AAP, Operation Appleby is an ongoing operation investigating persons suspected of being involved in domestic acts of terrorism, foreign incursions into Syria and Iraq and the funding of terrorist organisations.