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| Man arrested in Perth over bomb plots |
| 2002-11-18 |
| An Australian man charged after a series of raids this month allegedly planned to bomb Israeli diplomatic buildings in Canberra and Sydney. The security services in Australia took a lot of lefty/liberal heat for the raids they've been conducting recently. But it looks like there's been some payoff. The 49-year-old man was arrested in Perth late last night over an alleged plan to bomb diplomatic posts in Australia, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said. The man faces a charge of conspiracy to bomb diplomatic premises in Australia when he appears in the Perth Court of Petty Sessions this morning. "This arrest is not connected to the Bali bombings," said AFP general manager national operations Ben McDevitt in a statement. If I were this guy's lawyer I would be constantly reminding everyone about this. The Aussies are well and truly ticked off about Bali. Mr McDevitt said the arrest followed interviews and the execution of a series of search warrants earlier this month. The man's lawyer, Robert Mazza, said his client was accused of planning with others to target Israeli premises. "He's been charged with two counts of conspiracy under the Commonwealth Crimes Act relating to an allegation that he and others intentionally planned to destroy or damage the Israeli embassy in Canberra and the Israeli Consulate in Sydney," Mr Mazza told ABC radio. Mr Mazza said his client was in a Perth lock-up and would appear in court later this morning. "He's been lodged, I think, late yesterday, that's late Monday evening, at the East Perth lock-up," he said. "And I'm told that he'll be appearing in the central law courts in Perth later on this morning." |
| Posted by:Patrick Phillips |
| #2 Good ol' Abu, spreading joy wherever he goes... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-11-18 22:20:43 |
| #1 But English-born Mr Roche, a convert to Islam 10 years ago, recently admitted attending meetings in Australia with Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual head of outlawed terror group Jemaah Islamiah. He also told Australian newspapers he was trained to use explosives in Afghanistan two years ago. |
| Posted by: John B. 2002-11-18 17:35:51 |