Posted on 04/17/2015 8:10:10 PM PDT by kristinn
Counterterrorism police have alleged two of the five men they arrested in an operation in Melbourne were planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on an Anzac Day ceremony.
The two men, an 18-year-old Hallam man and an 18-year-old Hampton Park man, were arrested this morning during a major joint counterterrorism team operation.
Another man was arrested for weapons offences and two other men were in custody assisting police with their enquiries, after seven search warrants were executed as part of Operation Rising.
The Australian Federal Police said they believed the two 18-year-olds were plotting an attack to take place on Anzac Day.
AFP Acting Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan said it was believed the attacks were to have involved the use of "edged knives."
"It is alleged both men were undertaking preparations for a terrorist attack at an Anzac Day activity in Melbourne which included targeting police officers," he said.
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton described the plot as being inspired by Islamic State (IS).
"At this stage we have no information that it was a planned beheading. But there was reference to an attack on police," he told a news conference in Melbourne.
"Some evidence that was collected at a couple of the scenes and some other information we have leads us to believe that this particular matter was ISIS-inspired."
(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...
ANZAC Day terror plot: Friends of slain militant Numan Haider planned to hack police officers to death with swords and knives at memorial ceremonies for Australia's fallen soldiers<.i>
Oh...those peaceful fun-loving moozlums.
“ANZAC Day terror plot: Friends of slain militant Numan Haider planned to hack police officers to death with swords and knives at memorial ceremonies for Australia’s fallen soldiers<.i> “
After conviction, emprison them on hog farms; publicize that action widely and continually! And feed them a strict diet of pork - they don’t have to eat, they can starve.
Try that “attack the cops with knives trick” over in Albuquerque,, haji. They’ll blow out your lamp.
Number arrested is up to five now, and one has already been charged.
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