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Down Under
Ten-member jihadi cell linked to ISIS 'led by fundamentalist preacher was planning attacks on Sydney'
2016-11-05
More on this story from yesterday.
[DailyMail]
  • Alleged ISIS soldier Mehmet Biber, 25, arrested in Sydney on Thursday

  • A 17-year-old was also arrested as he tried to leave the country

  • The arrests were part of a plan to smash a 10-member terrorist cell

  • Six houses were raided by police the same day looking for weapons

  • The cell is said to be led by Islamic preacher Mohammed Junaid Thorne

  • Biber said to have fought for al-Qaeda affiliate before allegedly joining ISIS

  • He was allegedly recruited by convicted terrorist Hamdi Alqudsi

  • Biber returned to Australia in 2014, police said, and has a young family

  • While in Syria he made Facebook posts saying he was 'tourist not terrorist'
  • The Sydney Morning Herald has more.
    Posted by:trailing wife

    #2  Biber? That's not a Biber. That's a Biber.
    Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2016-11-05 23:59  

    #1  Makes me feel good to know the Oz of the 50's through 2000 was almost impossible yo emigrarte to but now has a growing and vibrant muzzie population. How's that for pulling a donut?
    Posted by: Tholuling Ulamble5488   2016-11-05 16:32  

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