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Bombing Israeli Embassy was al-Qaeda plot, Perth court told
by Michael Cavanagh /May 24th, 2004 A TRUCK laden with explosives was to be blown up outside the Israeli Embassy in Canberra in a plan backed by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, a Perth Court heard on the opening day of the trial of a man charged with conspiring to bomb the diplomatic mission. British-born Jack Roche, 50, appeared in court to face the charges, which stem from his arrest in 2002 after raids by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. The Muslim convert denies the charges, which include an attempt to harm diplomatic staff. The court heard that Roche was given the task of carrying out the deed after being introduced to the al-Qaeda terror group in Indonesia, where he met Bali bombing mastermind Hambali. It is alleged he was smuggled into Afghanistan after travelling to Pakistan in 2000. In the troubled country he met al-Qaeda officials, who directed him to recruit others for a terror cell based in Australia. Once this was done, he was to acquire explosives, which would be used to commit the crime. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-05-24 |
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