Australian police claim to have foiled New Year's Eve terror plot, arrest Islamic State sympathiser
7 years, 3 months ago

Australian police claim to have foiled New Year's Eve terror plot, arrest Islamic State sympathiser

Firstpost  

An Islamic State sympathiser planned to buy a gun and kill as many revellers as possible on New Year’s Eve in Melbourne’s popular Federation Square, police said on Tuesday after foiling the plot Melbourne: An Islamic State sympathiser planned to buy a gun and kill as many revellers as possible on New Year’s Eve in Melbourne’s popular Federation Square, police said on Tuesday after foiling the plot. “What we will be alleging is that he was intending to use a firearm to shoot and kill as many people as he could in the Federation Square area on New Year’s Eve,” said Victoria Police deputy commissioner Shane Patton. “The potential of the attack was catastrophic,” said Patton, adding that the man was an “Islamic State sympathiser”. This is an absolute shock.” Justice Minister Michael Keenan said the fact that the Christmas/New Year period was being targeted again “reminds us of the depravity of terrorists”.

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Australian authorities foil possible antisemitic attack after finding trailer packed with explosives
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australian authorities foil possible antisemitic attack after finding trailer packed with explosives

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Australian authorities say they’ve foiled a potential “mass casualty” attack with the discovery of a trailer packed with explosives in northwest Sydney, and “some indications” it was to be used against targets in the Jewish community following a spate of antisemitic incidents. “This is the discovery of a potential mass casualty event,” New South Wales Premier …

Why has no-one arrested in relation to Sydney's antisemitic attacks been charged with terrorism?
2 months ago

Why has no-one arrested in relation to Sydney's antisemitic attacks been charged with terrorism?

ABC  

From red swastikas sprayed along a synagogue fence line, to the torching of a prominent Jewish leader's former house — a series of increasingly brazen antisemitic attacks have rattled Australia's Jewish community in recent months. Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and some Jewish groups have criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for not declaring the incidents as acts of "domestic terrorism", …

Australian police launch a special operation to investigate increased antisemitic attacks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian police launch a special operation to investigate increased antisemitic attacks

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian federal police launched a special operation to investigate an increase in antisemitic threats and violence since the war between Israel and Hamas began last year. Here’s a look at some of the main cases investigated by Special Operation Avalite: Dec. 11: Antisemitic graffiti attacks in the eastern Sydney suburb of Woollahra Police are looking for two …

Islamic State-aligned groups warn of more attacks on Australia, other Western nations after Melbourne rampage
6 years, 4 months ago

Islamic State-aligned groups warn of more attacks on Australia, other Western nations after Melbourne rampage

Firstpost  

Groups aligned with the Islamic state have warned of further attacks on Australia and other Western nations in online posters featuring the deadly lone wolf stabbing rampage in Melbourne last week Sydney: Groups aligned with the Islamic state have warned of further attacks on Australia and other Western nations in online posters featuring the deadly lone wolf stabbing rampage in …

Australian police say stabbing attack linked to terrorism
6 years, 4 months ago

Australian police say stabbing attack linked to terrorism

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — A knife-wielding man stabbed three people, one fatally, in Australia’s second-largest city on Friday in an attack police linked to terrorism. Ashton said police were “doing security reassessments of these events in light of what’s occurred,” but there was “no ongoing threat we’re currently aware of in relation to people surrounding this individual.” Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemned …

Australia charges two men in Sydney over plot to blow up plane
7 years, 7 months ago

Australia charges two men in Sydney over plot to blow up plane

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two men have been charged …

Brighton siege: Australian police confirms terror link after Islamic State claims responsibility for attack
7 years, 9 months ago

Brighton siege: Australian police confirms terror link after Islamic State claims responsibility for attack

Firstpost  

Australian police confirmed Tuesday that a shooting and hostage situation in Melbourne which killed two people, including the gunman, was an act of “terrorism”, after the Islamic State claimed responsibility. Melbourne: Australian police confirmed Tuesday that a shooting and hostage situation in Melbourne which killed two people, including the gunman, was an act of “terrorism”, after the Islamic State claimed …

Australia siege treated as 'terrorism incident', Islamic State claims responsibility
7 years, 9 months ago

Australia siege treated as 'terrorism incident', Islamic State claims responsibility

India TV News  

Australian police today confirmed that a shooting and hostage situation in Melbourne which killed two people, including the gunman, was an act of "terrorism", after the Islamic State claimed responsibility. "He has a long criminal history with us, but also from what we're piecing together comments he made related to Islamic State and Al-Qaeda certainly for us put this in …

Australian teen charged with plotting alleged terror attack
8 years, 11 months ago

Australian teen charged with plotting alleged terror attack

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — A teenager was charged with plotting a terrorist attack on an Australian Veteran’s Day ceremony, police said Monday, the second year in a row authorities say they have thwarted an attack linked to the national holiday. Police believe the teen was acting alone, and he had previously been on authorities’ radar, New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione …

'Sydney stands together': Australians honour victims of cafe siege on first anniversary
9 years, 3 months ago

'Sydney stands together': Australians honour victims of cafe siege on first anniversary

Firstpost  

Australians marked the one-year anniversary of a cafe siege by a self-styled Islamic cleric which left two hostages dead and shocked the nation with a message of unity on Tuesday. Sydney: Australians marked the one-year anniversary of a cafe siege by a self-styled Islamic cleric which left two hostages dead and shocked the nation with a message of unity on …

Timeline: Homegrown terrorism in Australia over the past year
9 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Homegrown terrorism in Australia over the past year

ABC  

Following the death of a New South Wales police civilian employee at the hands of a radicalised teenager in Sydney, take a look at some of the key events relating to homegrown terrorism in Australia over the past year. Counter-terrorism police in Sydney arrest two men, charging one with possession of documents designed to facilitate a terrorist attack. August 2015 …

Melbourne counterterrorism raids: Plot involved running over police officer, shooting rampage, security official says
9 years, 11 months ago

Melbourne counterterrorism raids: Plot involved running over police officer, shooting rampage, security official says

ABC  

A security official with knowledge of the police operation to foil an Anzac Day terror attack says the plot involved running a police officer over and then killing him with a knife. "It seems that Prakash has stepped in as the Baryalei Mark II, and that's significant," Greg Barton, director at Monash University's Global Terrorism Research Centre, said. "Islamic State …

Australia arrests 5 for alleged IS-inspired terror plot
9 years, 11 months ago

Australia arrests 5 for alleged IS-inspired terror plot

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Five Australian teenagers were arrested Saturday on suspicion of plotting an Islamic State group-inspired terrorist attack at a Veterans’ Day ceremony that included targeting police officers, officials said. The suspects included two 18-year-olds who are alleged to have been preparing an attack at the ANZAC Day ceremony in Melbourne later this month, Australian Federal Police Acting Deputy Commissioner …

Australia foils terror attack, 5 IS-inspired teens arrested
9 years, 11 months ago

Australia foils terror attack, 5 IS-inspired teens arrested

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an event to mark the centenary of the landings at Gallipoli during World War One, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said. Senior police officials said that they found "edged weapons", including a sword and knife during the raids, but were confident the threat …

Men arrested in Melbourne over alleged 'ISIS-inspired' Anzac Day terrorist plot
9 years, 11 months ago

Men arrested in Melbourne over alleged 'ISIS-inspired' Anzac Day terrorist plot

ABC  

Counterterrorism police have alleged two of the five men they arrested in an operation in Melbourne on Saturday morning were planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on an Anzac Day ceremony. "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. Terror plot 'evil', …

Police: 2 men planned ‘imminent’ terror attack in Australia
10 years, 1 month ago

Police: 2 men planned ‘imminent’ terror attack in Australia

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Two men were charged on Wednesday with planning to launch an imminent terrorist attack in Australia, after police seized a homemade flag associated with the Islamic State group, a machete and a hunting knife in a counterterrorism raid. Asked whether they were planning a beheading, Burn replied, “We don’t really know what act they were going to commit.” …

Sydney cafe siege was inspired by Islamic state 'death cult': Tony Abbot
10 years, 1 month ago

Sydney cafe siege was inspired by Islamic state 'death cult': Tony Abbot

Firstpost  

A cafe siege by a lone gunman in Sydney in which two hostages were killed was inspired by the Islamic State “death cult”, Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared Monday as he offered condolences in parliament. “The Martin Place siege, I regret to say, was inspired by a death cult,” Abbott said in the condolence motion in the national parliament in …

Sydney siege: Australian PM Tony Abbott orders review of café terror attack
10 years, 3 months ago

Sydney siege: Australian PM Tony Abbott orders review of café terror attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Australian Prime Minister, Tony …

Lessons from Sydney attack: How an individual's madness can turn into a major terror threat
10 years, 3 months ago

Lessons from Sydney attack: How an individual's madness can turn into a major terror threat

Firstpost  

Australians across their vibrant nation must be an embarrassed and worried lot. Now they have been at the receiving end from the hands of an Iranian immigrant, Man Haron Monis, with an unstable mind and a colourful criminal record, who barged into a popular coffee shop the Lindt in downtown Sydney on a busy Monday morning and held scores of …

Sydney siege: 5 hostages escape from Lindt cafe, negotiations on with gunman
10 years, 3 months ago

Sydney siege: 5 hostages escape from Lindt cafe, negotiations on with gunman

Firstpost  

Five people have fled from a Sydney cafe where a gunman took an unknown number of hostages at the height of Monday morning rush hour. “We do not have any information that suggests that anybody is harmed at this stage,” New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said, after the first three hostages had emerged. New South Wales state …

Police storm Sydney cafe to end hostage siege, three dead
10 years, 3 months ago

Police storm Sydney cafe to end hostage siege, three dead

Live Mint  

Sydney: Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed. During the siege, several videos were posted on social media apparently showing hostages inside the Lindt cafe in Sydney’s central business district …

Mumbai-Style terror attack by ISIS in Australia uncovered
10 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai-Style terror attack by ISIS in Australia uncovered

India TV News  

Canberra: Australia's intelligence agencies have uncovered a plot by the Islamic State militants to launch a "Mumbai-style" terror attack on the parliament with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and other top officials being the prime targets. "There will be armed federal police in and around our national parliament at all times," Prime Minister Abbott told a press conference. The Daily Telegraph …

Anti-terror raids: Fears of community unrest after officers swoop on alleged beheading plot
10 years, 6 months ago

Anti-terror raids: Fears of community unrest after officers swoop on alleged beheading plot

ABC  

Officials say they are concerned about possible public disorder in the wake of this morning's huge anti-terrorist raids in Sydney and Brisbane. A senior law enforcement source has told the ABC this morning's raids took place because of "specific and detailed" information about a threat to the public. "The people who normally calm down the hotheads are not here," the …

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