Posted on 09/17/2014 1:59:39 PM PDT by naturalman1975
ASIO and counter terrorism police have swooped on homes across north-western Sydney and other states this morning in what is believed to be the largest anti-terrorism bust in the nation’s history.
Several arrests have reportedly been made in the secret pre-dawn raid, which is still in progress.
The arrests follow the execution of a number of search warrants in Beecroft, Bellavista, Guildford, Merrylands, Northmead, Wentworthville, Marsfield, Westmead, Castle Hill, Revesby, Bass Hill and Regents Park.
The raid is believed to have been mounted following months of surveillance of people linked to the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
The Daily Telegraph has learned that an estimated 600 officers from the Australian Federal Police, NSW counter terrorism unit and ASIO launched the pre-emptive strike in the early hours of this morning.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
ASIO = Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Our domestic security and counter-intelligence/ counter-terrorism organisation, simply to Britain's MI5. As opposed to ASIS, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service which handles overseas based intelligence in a similar way to the CIA or Britain's SIS (MI6).
It is believed that a terrorist network had been planning to carry out a series of attacks in Australia.
Last week Australia raised it's alert status to High - the first time that had been done (we had been at Medium status continually since 2003).
Smaller nations can change and adjust quickly.
They decide they’ve had enough of this muslim sh!t, and get busy.
God’s Speed to routing out the people of islam.
By any chance are the perps moozlums...you know, the people who want to murder you and your family?
I’m proud to be on this peaceful piece of property ... Thanks to Jim.
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