IS terror attack foiled in Australia

February 11, 2015 09:42

Australian police on Wednesday said it thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State after arresting two men from a house in Sydney during anti-terror raids.

The duo, aged 24 and 25, were on Tuesday arrested in a raid carried out by NSW Police and Australian Federal Police at a house in the western Sydney suburb of Fairfield following a tip-off that they were planning an attack.

Police seized a machete, a hunting knife and a flag associated with Islamic state along with a video of a man talking about carrying out an attack.

The accused have been charged with preparing to commit a terrorist act.

NSW Deputy Commissioner Cath Burn said the men appeared to be planning to harm or kill someone by "using one of the items recovered (in the raids), potentially a knife."

Police believed the attack was going to occur on Tuesday.

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