Australian police said on Tuesday they had arrested four people after foiling a Somali-linked suicide plot to storm a military base in what would have been the country’s worst extremist attack.About 400 police swooped on homes around Melbourne, netting four Australian men of Somali and Lebanese descent who were allegedly planning to attack a Sydney army b…
TALIBAN fighters in Afghanistan are reportedly targeting Australian troops, with the elite Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers the prize target.SAS troops have revealed they have come under increased attack by the Taliban’s veteran mountain fighters a day after SAS Sergeant Matthew Locke was killed in Afghanistan, News Limited newspapers report.The Taliban…
SYDNEY, Australia – Residents of Australia’s largest city are being urged to create survival bags to prepare for terrorist attacks and other emergencies under a campaign launched by city council Tuesday.The “Go Bags,” featured in the new terrorism awareness campaign, would include maps, a radio, a first aid kit, an extra set of keys, some spare change and…
Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were vigorously repelled, the BBC has learned.The incident took place before Iran successfully seized 15 British sailors and Marines in March.The lessons from the earlier attempt do not appear to have been applied in time by British maritime patrols.The 15 Britons were…
Australia and the United States launched a massive war game Monday aimed at honing their ability to act together against threats to Asia-Pacific security, commanders said.More than 20,000 US troops and 12,000 Australians, backed by a total of 30 ships and 125 aircraft, will be involved in “Operation Talisman Sabre 2007” on the northeast coast until July 2…
NUMEROUS Sydney buildings, including the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor and others housing US companies, were terrorist targets for illegally-bought Australian rocket launchers.The Saturday Daily Telegraph can reveal alleged terrorists who obtained five of the launchers – believed to have been stolen from the Australian army – discussed using them on the U…
VIOLENT scuffles have broken out between police and Lebanese protesters who mobbed Prime Minister John Howard’s car as he left the WA Liberal Party conference in Perth.Mr Howard was leaving the WA Liberal Party state conference when about 200 protesters, many of whom were waving Lebanese flags and shouting “we want peace”, mobbed his vehicle.Protesters p…
SYDNEY, Australia — Police arrested 17 terror suspects in Australia’s two biggest cities Tuesday in raids authorities said foiled a plot to carry out a catastrophic terror attack. A radical Muslim cleric known for praising Usama bin Laden was charged with masterminding the plot.More than 500 police backed up by helicopters were involved in raids across S…
CANBERRA, Australia – Australian authorities have received specific intelligence that terrorists are planning an attack on the country, Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to increase the powers of Australia’s intelligence agencies.Howard refused to give any details of the threat, saying he did not want to jeopardize counterter…
A day after Australia’s federal and state leaders called for “draconian” laws to give the police powers to search, arrest and detain terrorist suspects, officials said the measures were needed because of possible terrorist sleeper cells in the country.”The London bombing was a wake-up call that there could be people who are living in our midst who might b…