The 39-year-old man is the third suspect to be charged and has been released a week after police raids uncovered an alleged plot to bring down a planeA 39-year-old man detained over an alleged terror plot last week has been charged with possessing a prohibited weapon and released, police said on Sunday. Terror raids across Sydney a week ago uncovered two alleged plots to blow up Etihad Airlines flights from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, using an explosive or gas put into checked baggage. Police believe the third Khayat brother had no prior knowledge of the terrorism plot. From Thursday, only Khaled Merhi of Surry Hills remained in detention without charge. Fifty-year-old Abdul Merhi - brother of Khaled - was released Thursday night without charge.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2017 07:18 UTC