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| Australia: Sweeping Raids Seek People Planning Terrorist Attacks | |
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| More than 800 heavily armed Australian police officers conducted antiterrorism raids in Sydney and Brisbane early on Thursday, and at least 15 people were detained, the police said. One was charged with a serious terrorism-related offense in the raids, which were described as the largest in Australian history. The move came just days after Australia raised its terrorism threat level to “high” for the first time, citing the likelihood of attacks by Australians radicalized in Iraq or Syria. The acting commissioner of the federal police, Andrew Colvin, said the subjects of the raids “had the intention and had started to carry out planning to commit violent acts here in Australia.” | More than 800 heavily armed Australian police officers conducted antiterrorism raids in Sydney and Brisbane early on Thursday, and at least 15 people were detained, the police said. One was charged with a serious terrorism-related offense in the raids, which were described as the largest in Australian history. The move came just days after Australia raised its terrorism threat level to “high” for the first time, citing the likelihood of attacks by Australians radicalized in Iraq or Syria. The acting commissioner of the federal police, Andrew Colvin, said the subjects of the raids “had the intention and had started to carry out planning to commit violent acts here in Australia.” |