Post by ocelot on Nov 7, 2005 17:15:05 GMT -5
Australian police claim to foil 'terrorist attack'
Last Updated Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:01:44 EST
CBC News
Australian police say they have foiled a planned "terrorist attack" against their country, arresting 15 suspects in a series of raids in Sydney and Melbourne.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that more than 400 police officers were involved in the raids early Monday.
He said six men in Sydney and nine men in Victoria were arrested for allegedly planning the attack.
"I am satisfied that we have disrupted what I would regard as the final stages of a terrorist attack or the launch of a terrorist attack in Australia," Moroney said, adding the raids were the result of a three-year investigation.
Police would not give details on the intended target of the attack.
Last week, Prime Minister John Howard said Australian authorities had received specific intelligence about an attack on the country.
The Australian Parliament also approved last week an amendment to the country's existing anti-terrorism laws that allows police to arrest people involved in the early stages of planning an unspecified attack.
Last Updated Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:01:44 EST
CBC News
Australian police say they have foiled a planned "terrorist attack" against their country, arresting 15 suspects in a series of raids in Sydney and Melbourne.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that more than 400 police officers were involved in the raids early Monday.
He said six men in Sydney and nine men in Victoria were arrested for allegedly planning the attack.
"I am satisfied that we have disrupted what I would regard as the final stages of a terrorist attack or the launch of a terrorist attack in Australia," Moroney said, adding the raids were the result of a three-year investigation.
Police would not give details on the intended target of the attack.
Last week, Prime Minister John Howard said Australian authorities had received specific intelligence about an attack on the country.
The Australian Parliament also approved last week an amendment to the country's existing anti-terrorism laws that allows police to arrest people involved in the early stages of planning an unspecified attack.