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Australia Anti-Terror Police Arrest Two In Sydney
BBC News ^ | December 23, 2014

Posted on 12/23/2014 7:04:33 PM PST by Steelfish

23 December 2014

Counter-terrorism police in Sydney have arrested two men, charging one with possession of documents designed to facilitate a terrorist attack.

The other suspect was charged with breaching a control order.

The arrests were related a series of counter-terrorism raids in September, officials said.

They come after Australia's prime minister said there had been heightened "terror chatter" since a cafe siege in Sydney last week.

On Wednesday, Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan said the man arrested on the terrorism charge had documents that mentioned potential government targets.

"I am confident that we've disrupted the activity that they were planning," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: moreoldnews

1 posted on 12/23/2014 7:04:33 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Hopefully very soon they will be feeling great pain.


2 posted on 12/23/2014 7:05:21 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

And hydrophobia.


3 posted on 12/23/2014 7:25:45 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Steelfish

The Aussies let in the Muzzies to provide reasons to increase the popo budgets?


4 posted on 12/23/2014 7:29:03 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: dfwgator

Hydrophobia...get it?

Fear of...wet boards?


5 posted on 12/24/2014 11:22:07 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Oh, I thought it was Hydraphobia, or fear of three-headed dragons.


6 posted on 12/24/2014 11:23:31 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Actually it was a reference to....never mind.


7 posted on 12/24/2014 4:30:57 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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