Thursday, September 18, 2014 1:23:29 AM
Live: Anti-terrorism raids across Sydney and Brisbane
Date September 18, 2014 - 11:29AM .. 2068 reading now
Amy McNeilage, Megan Levy
* Hundreds of police raid homes
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/terrorism-raids-carried-out-across-sydney-brisbane-20140918-10igft.html
* Australian in ISIL urged killing: PM
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/public-beheading-fears-tony-abbott-confirms-police-believed-terrorists-planned-demonstration-killings-20140918-10ilyq.html
* Bid to 'shock and terrify'
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/man-arrested-in-terrorist-raids-appears-in-court-20140918-10imfp.html
* Terror raid target speaks
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-searching-for-material-linked-to-islamic-state-alqaeda-says-man-targeted-20140918-10ikq4.html
* Brisbane under cloud
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/live-brisbane-under-terror-cloud-as-police-raid-homes-20140918-3fzq4.html
More, video and live updates: http://www.smh.com.au/national/live-antiterrorism-raids-across-sydney-and-brisbane-20140918-3fzkq.html
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Terrorists 'plotted to behead random person on Sydney street'
2:02 PM Thursday Sep 18, 2014
Armed police made a number of arrests after dawn raids in northwest Sydney. Photo / NSW Police
The extremists arrested in Australia's largest counter-terrorism operation were planning to snatch a random member of the public off the street in Sydney and behead them, police told Daily Mail Australia .. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2759903/Terror-suspects-arrested-200-police-officers-swoop-targets-series-dawn-raids-Sydney.html, in an attack bearing the brutal hallmarks of the Islamic State.
Heavily armed police have made a number of arrests in a series of dawn raids in northwest Sydney. Photo / NSW Police
Fifteen people were detained in pre-dawn raids on homes in Sydney and Brisbane by NSW and Queensland state police and the Australian Federal Police. Just one has been charged so far, with serious terrorism-related offences, and was due to appear in a Sydney court later today, police said.
"Police believe that this group that we have executed this operation on today had the intention, and had started to carry out planning, to commit violent acts here in Australia," AFP Acting Commissioner Andrew Colvin told reporters in Sydney. "Those violent acts particularly related to random acts against members of the public."
Authorities raided a string of homes and made several arrests. Photo / NSW Police
Police sources revealed more details to Daily Mail Australia, that the plot involved abducting a member of the public in Sydney and beheading them. ABC reported that the abducted member of the public would be draped in an Islamic State flag and beheaded on camera.
A similar attack occurred on British Army soldier, Lee Rigby, in May 2013. Quoting Canberra sources, the Nine Network reported an attack was imminent.
This morning's raids occurred in several suburbs of Sydney and Brisbane. Twenty-five search warrants were executed in Sydney alone.
AFP Commissioner Colvin said: "It is the largest operation of its type undertaken in Australia's history."
Police revealed officers had to use force to detain three people.
One Sydney man involved in the raids was reportedly taken to hospital with injuries he claims he received from police.
A photo of the man, obtained by the ABC, shows bruising around his eye.
Around 12 homes were searched in Sydney's northwest suburbs by NSW Police and Australian Federal Police.
Police executed search warrants in Beecroft, Bellavista, Guildford, Merrylands, Northmead, Wentworthville, Marsfield, Westmead, Castle Hill, Revesby, Bass Hill and Regents Park.
The AFP also carried out three search warrants in Brisbane in the suburbs of Mount Gravatt East, Logan and Underwood.
The Queensland raids were not directly related to the operations in Sydney.
The arrests in Sydney follow months of surveillance of people linked to the terrorist group Islamic State, which has been cutting a barbaric path through Iraq and Syria.
"25 search warrants across Sydney have been executed and there is one person who has been charged with serious terrorism related offences," Acting Commissioner Colvin said.
"The operation commenced earlier this year and the police believe that they had the intention and had started to carry out planning the attack here in Australia particularly related to random acts to members of the public."
It's believed those arrested in Sydney could have links to a Brisbane man now facing terrorism related charges.
The search warrants carried out in Queensland are a follow up to the previous terror investigation in Queensland last week.
"We are investigating links between the two investigations in Sydney today and Queensland last week, it's too early to speculate about what those linkages are," Mr Colvin said.
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione told reporters Sydney residents will see large numbers of police in public places in the coming days.
"There will be 220 police very visible dealing with any troublemakers," Mr Scipione said, in what is known as Operation Hammerhead.
OPERATION APPLEBY: THE FACTS
On Thursday 18 September a series of pre-dawn raids were carried out in what has been declared as Australia's largest ever counter-terrorism operation.
IN SYDNEY
• 25 search warrants were executed
• 10 warrants were undertaken in relation to vehicles
• 800 NSW police and AFP officers were involved
• 15 people were arrested
• One man has been charged so far with serious terrorism related offences
• Homes were searched in at least 12 suburbs in the city's north-west including Beecroft, Bella Vista, Guildford, Merrylands, Northmead, Wentworthville, Marsfield, Westmead, Castle Hill, Revesby, Bass Hill and Regents Park
IN BRISBANE
• A series of raids related to last week's raids in Brisbane were carried out
• Police are investigating links to the Sydney terror suspects
• 70 officers were involved in the raids
• Last week two men were arrested in Brisbane and appeared in court charged with terrorism-related offences
• Homes in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt East, Logan and Underwood were raided as part of the coordinated operation on Thursday
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/terrorism/news/article.cfm?c_id=340&objectid=11326909
Date September 18, 2014 - 11:29AM .. 2068 reading now
Amy McNeilage, Megan Levy
* Hundreds of police raid homes
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/terrorism-raids-carried-out-across-sydney-brisbane-20140918-10igft.html
* Australian in ISIL urged killing: PM
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/public-beheading-fears-tony-abbott-confirms-police-believed-terrorists-planned-demonstration-killings-20140918-10ilyq.html
* Bid to 'shock and terrify'
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/man-arrested-in-terrorist-raids-appears-in-court-20140918-10imfp.html
* Terror raid target speaks
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-searching-for-material-linked-to-islamic-state-alqaeda-says-man-targeted-20140918-10ikq4.html
* Brisbane under cloud
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/live-brisbane-under-terror-cloud-as-police-raid-homes-20140918-3fzq4.html
More, video and live updates: http://www.smh.com.au/national/live-antiterrorism-raids-across-sydney-and-brisbane-20140918-3fzkq.html
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Terrorists 'plotted to behead random person on Sydney street'
2:02 PM Thursday Sep 18, 2014
Armed police made a number of arrests after dawn raids in northwest Sydney. Photo / NSW Police
The extremists arrested in Australia's largest counter-terrorism operation were planning to snatch a random member of the public off the street in Sydney and behead them, police told Daily Mail Australia .. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2759903/Terror-suspects-arrested-200-police-officers-swoop-targets-series-dawn-raids-Sydney.html, in an attack bearing the brutal hallmarks of the Islamic State.
Heavily armed police have made a number of arrests in a series of dawn raids in northwest Sydney. Photo / NSW Police
Fifteen people were detained in pre-dawn raids on homes in Sydney and Brisbane by NSW and Queensland state police and the Australian Federal Police. Just one has been charged so far, with serious terrorism-related offences, and was due to appear in a Sydney court later today, police said.
"Police believe that this group that we have executed this operation on today had the intention, and had started to carry out planning, to commit violent acts here in Australia," AFP Acting Commissioner Andrew Colvin told reporters in Sydney. "Those violent acts particularly related to random acts against members of the public."
Authorities raided a string of homes and made several arrests. Photo / NSW Police
Police sources revealed more details to Daily Mail Australia, that the plot involved abducting a member of the public in Sydney and beheading them. ABC reported that the abducted member of the public would be draped in an Islamic State flag and beheaded on camera.
A similar attack occurred on British Army soldier, Lee Rigby, in May 2013. Quoting Canberra sources, the Nine Network reported an attack was imminent.
This morning's raids occurred in several suburbs of Sydney and Brisbane. Twenty-five search warrants were executed in Sydney alone.
AFP Commissioner Colvin said: "It is the largest operation of its type undertaken in Australia's history."
Police revealed officers had to use force to detain three people.
One Sydney man involved in the raids was reportedly taken to hospital with injuries he claims he received from police.
A photo of the man, obtained by the ABC, shows bruising around his eye.
Around 12 homes were searched in Sydney's northwest suburbs by NSW Police and Australian Federal Police.
Police executed search warrants in Beecroft, Bellavista, Guildford, Merrylands, Northmead, Wentworthville, Marsfield, Westmead, Castle Hill, Revesby, Bass Hill and Regents Park.
The AFP also carried out three search warrants in Brisbane in the suburbs of Mount Gravatt East, Logan and Underwood.
The Queensland raids were not directly related to the operations in Sydney.
The arrests in Sydney follow months of surveillance of people linked to the terrorist group Islamic State, which has been cutting a barbaric path through Iraq and Syria.
"25 search warrants across Sydney have been executed and there is one person who has been charged with serious terrorism related offences," Acting Commissioner Colvin said.
"The operation commenced earlier this year and the police believe that they had the intention and had started to carry out planning the attack here in Australia particularly related to random acts to members of the public."
It's believed those arrested in Sydney could have links to a Brisbane man now facing terrorism related charges.
The search warrants carried out in Queensland are a follow up to the previous terror investigation in Queensland last week.
"We are investigating links between the two investigations in Sydney today and Queensland last week, it's too early to speculate about what those linkages are," Mr Colvin said.
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione told reporters Sydney residents will see large numbers of police in public places in the coming days.
"There will be 220 police very visible dealing with any troublemakers," Mr Scipione said, in what is known as Operation Hammerhead.
OPERATION APPLEBY: THE FACTS
On Thursday 18 September a series of pre-dawn raids were carried out in what has been declared as Australia's largest ever counter-terrorism operation.
IN SYDNEY
• 25 search warrants were executed
• 10 warrants were undertaken in relation to vehicles
• 800 NSW police and AFP officers were involved
• 15 people were arrested
• One man has been charged so far with serious terrorism related offences
• Homes were searched in at least 12 suburbs in the city's north-west including Beecroft, Bella Vista, Guildford, Merrylands, Northmead, Wentworthville, Marsfield, Westmead, Castle Hill, Revesby, Bass Hill and Regents Park
IN BRISBANE
• A series of raids related to last week's raids in Brisbane were carried out
• Police are investigating links to the Sydney terror suspects
• 70 officers were involved in the raids
• Last week two men were arrested in Brisbane and appeared in court charged with terrorism-related offences
• Homes in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt East, Logan and Underwood were raided as part of the coordinated operation on Thursday
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/terrorism/news/article.cfm?c_id=340&objectid=11326909
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