Plot To 'Bring Down' Plane Foiled By Counter-terrorism Police In Sydney

Source: Guardian UK

By Harrison Jones and agencies
Saturday 29 July 2017 18.29 EDT

Malcolm Turnbull says counter-terrorism agencies have foiled a plot to “bring down” a plane in a terrorist attack in Australia.

Four men were arrested on Saturday night when heavily armed counter-terrorism officers raided four Sydney properties over an alleged plot to blow up an aircraft.

The prime minister said increased security measures have been placed on all Australian airports.

The Australian federal police commissioner Andrew Colvin said officers became aware people in Sydney were planning to commit a terrorist attack using an “improvised device”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/29/counter-terrorism-police-raid-properties-in-four-sydney-suburbs