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Australia anti-terror police charge man with being in possession of documents 'designed to facilitate a terrorist attack' | Australia anti-terror police charge man with being in possession of documents 'designed to facilitate a terrorist attack' |
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Anti-terror police in Sydney have arrested two men, charging one of the men with being in possession of documents 'designed to facilitate a terrorist attack'. | |
The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said security officials had intercepted a heightened level of "terrorist chatter" in the eight days after the Sydney siege, but there were no specific threats of attacks. | The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said security officials had intercepted a heightened level of "terrorist chatter" in the eight days after the Sydney siege, but there were no specific threats of attacks. |
One man, 20, was charged on Tuesday with possession of documents designed to facilitate a terrorist attack. A second 21-year-old was charged with breaching a control order, police said. | |
The documents had mentioned potential government targets but were not directed at the Prime Minister, Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan told a media conference in Sydney. | The documents had mentioned potential government targets but were not directed at the Prime Minister, Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan told a media conference in Sydney. |
Australia is on high alert for attacks by sympathisers of the radical group Isis and from home-grown militants returning from fighting in the Middle East. | Australia is on high alert for attacks by sympathisers of the radical group Isis and from home-grown militants returning from fighting in the Middle East. |
Police said they had now arrested and charged 11 people with terrorism-related offences since launching massive raids in Sydney and Brisbane in September, soon after raising the terror threat to "high" for the first time. | Police said they had now arrested and charged 11 people with terrorism-related offences since launching massive raids in Sydney and Brisbane in September, soon after raising the terror threat to "high" for the first time. |
The most recent arrests came after the monitoring of a group of 15 to 20 people who police believed may have shared an ideology similar to that of Isis. | The most recent arrests came after the monitoring of a group of 15 to 20 people who police believed may have shared an ideology similar to that of Isis. |
"There is nothing that indicates at all that (there were) any specific targets or time frame in relation to this particular activity at all," Mr Phelan added. | "There is nothing that indicates at all that (there were) any specific targets or time frame in relation to this particular activity at all," Mr Phelan added. |
Man Haron Monis, a self-styled sheikh who was facing numerous charges for violent crimes, held 17 hostages at gunpoint at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, a central Sydney shopping and office precinct for 16 hours on Monday morning last week. | Man Haron Monis, a self-styled sheikh who was facing numerous charges for violent crimes, held 17 hostages at gunpoint at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, a central Sydney shopping and office precinct for 16 hours on Monday morning last week. |
Two hostages, cafe manager Tori Johnson and lawyer Katrina Dawson, were killed along with Monis when police stormed the cafe. | Two hostages, cafe manager Tori Johnson and lawyer Katrina Dawson, were killed along with Monis when police stormed the cafe. |
Monis, who came to Australia as a refugee from Iran, complained of being tortured in prison for his political beliefs and said he was fighting for Islam and for peace. | Monis, who came to Australia as a refugee from Iran, complained of being tortured in prison for his political beliefs and said he was fighting for Islam and for peace. |
An official investigation into the final moments of the siege and the deaths of all three is underway. | An official investigation into the final moments of the siege and the deaths of all three is underway. |
Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |
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