Following the raids on 25 properties on Thursday morning, two more homes in Merrylands and Menangle in Sydneys west were searched that night, but no arrests were made. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursdays raids averted a terrorist act that was likely to take place within days and that parliament had been mentioned as a possible target in chatter between terrorist networks in the Middle East and Australia. Armed federal police officers will now take over security at Parliament House in Canberra. Mr Abbott said police had been talking to people of interest ... in connection with terrorist events we believe, on the basis of intelligence, were likely within a few days. Mr Abbott said the national security challenge was more serious now than at any time in the past. It is a serious situation when all you need to do to carry out a terrorist attack is to have a knife, an iPhone and a victim, he said. The prime minister said he had been advised in early September of potential threats to government, government people and Parliament House. This triggered a review of security and a decision to put the AFP in charge of internal and external security of the parliament.news.au/national/breaking-news/more-terror-raids-as-security-tightens/story-e6frfku9-1227064391903
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:10:10 +0000
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