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Counter-terrorism police raid properties in four Sydney suburbs
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said the operations were in order to prevent ‘terrorist attacks in Australia’Australian counter-terrorism police have raided properties in four Sydney suburbs in connection with a terror cell believed to have been plotting to bomb an aircraft. “These operations are designed to disrupt and prevent plans to undertake terrorist attacks in Australia,” said the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull. The prime minister said he was being briefed on the operation’s progress by security agencies. In February, police arrested a 42-year-old electrician following a raid on his house in connection with supporting Islamic State. In September 2014, the biggest counter-terrorism raids in Australian history led to 15 people being detained.
Source: The Guardian July 29, 2017 09:47 UTC
