Two men have been arrested as a result of raids in Sydney and Brisbane in September, police say. One has been charged with possession of documents designed to facilitate a terrorist attack. The other suspect was charged with breaching a control order. After the September raids police said they had foiled a plot to commit violent acts in Australia, including a plan to behead a member of the public. 11 people were arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences since the start of the campaign, which began soon after Australias terror threat level was raised to high for the first time. Police said the ideology of the group targeted in the raids was linked to that of militant group Islamic State, and that its members were accused of helping people travel overseas to fight with extremists. After a meeting of the National Security Committee on Tuesday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said there had been a heightened level of chatter amongst people who we would normally think of as terrorist sympathisers. We dont know when and how an attack may come, but we do know there are people with the intent and the capability to carry out further attacks, he said. abc.net.au/news/2014-12-24/two-men-arrested-by-counter-terrorism-team-sydney/5986816
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:20:36 +0000
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