Seven men arrested in Sydney over fear of ‘violent act being planned’ held Islamist ideology, police allege
by Penry Buckley and Stephanie Convery from World news | The Guardian on (#72913)
Heavily armed officers in camouflage gear intercepted two cars with photographs from the scene showing suspects cable-tied on roadside
Seven men detained in Sydney's south-west in connection with possible planned violence are believed to adhere to a similar ideology as the Bondi gunmen and may have been trying to visit Bondi, New South Wales police allege.
Tactical operations police responded to information received that a violent act was possibly being planned" on Thursday, a NSW police spokesperson said. On Friday, the NSW premier, Chris Minns, said he was hugely concerned" by the incident.
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