Sydney man charged over alleged fake terror plot as AFP crack secret messaging app
by Emily Wind from World news | The Guardian on (#6QTCM)
The 31-year-old allegedly used the encrypted Ghost' platform to talk about machine guns, bombs and flags with terrorist insignia, the AFP said
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A Sydney man has been charged for allegedly using an encrypted messaging platform called Ghost" to fabricate a terror plot as police swooped on multiple targets after breaching an un-hackable" system.
The alleged fabricated plot involved high-powered weapons and explosive devices and had been devised to get authorities to withdraw charges for a person involved in a separate criminal matter, Australian federal police said.
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