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More Australians tied to al-Qaeda | |
2003-12-03 | |
There are "almost certainly" more Australians who have trained with al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups but are still unknown to intelligence organisations, ASIO has warned. Those are the sleepers, I would think ... In its annual report released yesterday, ASIO also revealed that intelligence showed Australia remains an al-Qaeda target. The terrorist threat level here - medium - was unlikely to decline in the forseeable future. The report says ASIO is aware of some Australians who had received terrorist training in recent years. "The level of instruction received by these individuals ranges from basic military training to advanced terrorist tactics," it stated. "Identifying other Australians who have undertaken terrorist training remains a priority."
They don’t want a repeat of what happened in Europe, where the early warning by the media let two of the perps fly the coop ... | |
Posted by:Dan Darling |