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Australia foils 'terror plot' to bring down airplane

Four men have been arrested after armed police stormed homes in at least four neighbourhoods across Sydney.

30.07.2017

(AFP) Australia has foiled an Islamist-inspired "terrorist plot" to bring down an airplane with an improvised explosive, authorities said Sunday, after four people were arrested in raids across Sydney.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the plot appeared to be "elaborate" rather than planned by a lone wolf, as security was beefed up at major domestic and international airports across the nation.

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