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Terror attacks on Sydney Olympics planned
Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists plotted to attack the 2000 Olympics in Sydney but then abandoned the operation, according to South-East Asian intelligence sources.Jemaah Islamiah, the terror group blamed for the October 12 Bali bombings that killed nearly 200 people - mostly Australian tourists - selected and trained a team for the attack, the Singapore Straits Times reported. Members of the team which prepared for the attack allegedly included an Indonesian national who worked as a taxi-driver in Sydney and an Australian Jemaah Islamiah member, sources told the newspaper. However, the plan by Jemaah Islamiah's alleged operations chief, Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, was rejected by the group's Australian leader for unknown reasons, the newspaper said. The nature of the planned attack also was not known. Posted by: Paul 2002-12-02 |
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