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December 23, 2016       Share:    

Source: https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/christmas-day-terror-plot-foiled-australia-police

Christmas Day Terror Plot Foiled in Australia

(AFP) A "significant" Islamic State-inspired Christmas Day terror plot targeting central Melbourne has been foiled after a series of arrests in raids, police said Friday. Victoria Police chief commissioner Graham Ashton said those detained planned to use explosives, knives and guns to attack busy locations including Melbourne's Flinders Street train station, Federation Square and St. Paul's Cathedral. Ashton said four of those in custody were Australian-born, of Lebanese background, with the fifth an Egyptian-born Australian citizen. Twelve terror attacks have now been prevented in Australia in the past two years, according to Australian officials, but four have taken place.

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