Hundreds of heavily armed Australian police raided homes in Sydney and Brisbane before dawn on Thursday, launching a large-scale "counter-terrorism operation" just days after the country raised its threat level to high for the first time. Australian police said the raids were focused on suburbs in Sydney's northwest, while local media reported raids were also taking place in the Queensland city of Brisbane. Australia, which is due to host the Group of 20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane in mid-November, is concerned over the number of its citizens believed to be fighting overseas with Islamist militant groups. http://bit.ly/1sqITCB http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
9/17/2014
Australia Police Launch Massive 'counter-terrorism' Raids
Hundreds of heavily armed Australian police raided homes in Sydney and Brisbane before dawn on Thursday, launching a large-scale "counter-terrorism operation" just days after the country raised its threat level to high for the first time. Australian police said the raids were focused on suburbs in Sydney's northwest, while local media reported raids were also taking place in the Queensland city of Brisbane. Australia, which is due to host the Group of 20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane in mid-November, is concerned over the number of its citizens believed to be fighting overseas with Islamist militant groups. http://bit.ly/1sqITCB http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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