Lucky escape for NZ man on terror-targeted Etihad flightBROOK MITCHELL/GETTY IMAGES Security was ramped up at airports in Australia after the alleged plot was discovered. A Blenheim man says he feels lucky to be alive after discovering his flight out of Sydney last month was the one targeted by an alleged terror conspiracy. SUPPLIED Khaled Khayat (left) was arrested in Sydney over the terrorist plot. Police alleged Khaled Khayat took the luggage containing the bomb with him when he left Sydney Airport, while his brother boarded the Etihad flight. His brother Khaled Merhi remains in custody but has not been charged.

Source: Stuff August 05, 2017 10:41 UTC