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| Australia detains terror suspects | Australia detains terror suspects |
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| Australian police have made a series of arrests in the southern city of Melbourne after uncovering a plot to launch a terror attack in Australia. | |
| The group was at an advanced stage of preparing to storm an army base, the Australian newspaper reports. | |
| More than 400 officers were involved in carrying out 19 search warrants. The number of people arrested was unknown. | More than 400 officers were involved in carrying out 19 search warrants. The number of people arrested was unknown. |
| Those arrested are reported to include Australian nationals of Somali and Lebanese descent, reports say. | Those arrested are reported to include Australian nationals of Somali and Lebanese descent, reports say. |
| "Police believe members of a Melbourne-based group have been undertaking planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia and allegedly involved in hostilities in Somalia," a police statement said. | "Police believe members of a Melbourne-based group have been undertaking planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia and allegedly involved in hostilities in Somalia," a police statement said. |
| Homes across several northern Melbourne suburbs were among those raided, The Australian reports. | |
| It adds that those arrested are thought to be linked to the Somali-based al-Shabaab group, which seeks to overthrow the Somali government. |