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The Australian Cameron Stewart, Lauren Wilson | August 04, 2009
- A PLOT by Islamic extremists in Melbourne to launch a suicide attack on an Australian Army base has been uncovered by national security agencies.
Four men - all Australian citizens - were arrested this morning as federal and state police, armed with search warrants, swooped on members of the suspected terror cell this morning in the second-largest counter-terrorism operation in the nation's history.
Those arrested included a 26-year-old Carlton man, a 25-year-old Preston man, a 25-year-old Glenroy man and a man, 22, from Meadow Heights
About 400 police raided homes in the northern Melbourne suburbs of Glenroy, Meadow Heights, Roxburgh Park, Broadmeadows, Westmeadows, Preston and Epping. They also raided homes at Carlton in inner Melbourne and Colac in southwestern Victoria.
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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25879554-601,00.html
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Despite the operation, Mr Negus said national security levels remained at medium.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland said he wanted to assure the Islamic community it was not being specifically targeted.
He also said he was angry details of the operation were published in The Australian newspaper as early as 1.30am — three hours before the raids took place.
"We will be vigorously pursuing the leak and I presume that the federal authorities will too," Commissioner Overland said.
"(The leak) in my view represents an unacceptable risk to the operation … (and) to my staff."
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/845557/police-make-terror-raid-across-melbourne
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- When they have raids of this size, I'm sure the local donut economy suddenly booms.
