While it’s not newsworthy to the United States media, this is a huge story relating to national security. Four Muslim terrorists have been arrested in Sydney, Australia over a terrorist plot to blow up or bring down an plane.
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Police have disrupted a terror plot to bring down a plane and arrested four men after raiding several properties in Sydney , Australia’s prime minister has said.
Speaking at a news conference, Malcolm Turnbull said: “I can report last night that there has been a major joint counter-terrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane.
“The operation is continuing.”
He said security had been increased at all major international and domestic airports around Australia.
Officials did not specify if the alleged plot targeted a domestic or international flight, but Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported that “a local route” had been the objective.
The four men held after a series of raids across Sydney on Saturday were allegedly linked to an “Islamic-inspired” plot, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said.
“In recent days, law enforcement has been become aware of information that suggested some people in Sydney were planning to commit a terrorist attack using an improvised device,” he said.
“We are investigating information indicating the aviation industry was potentially a target of that attack.”