The family of a teenage terror suspect shot dead in Melbourne have received death threats.
The parents of Numan Haider, who stabbed two officers outside Endeavour Hills police station last week before he was shot, were threatened over the weekend, police say.
"This was particularly disconcerting to us and certainly very concerning to the family involved," said Victoria Police deputy commissioner Graham Ashton.
He said that other racially-motivated crimes had also occurred, but did not elaborate.
He stressed Haider's family had nothing to do with the investigation involving the 18-year-old and they should be left alone to grieve.
"This is an innocent family," he told reporters, stressing that they had no links with Tuesday's counter-terrorism raids and the charging of a 23-year-old Melbourne man with terrorism funding.
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine said he was also very concerned about growing Islamophobia in the community.
"I'm concerned about various groups in the community who may be targeted inappropriately ... and I call on all Victorians to actually come together and show their tolerance and understanding that we are famous for," he told reporters.
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