For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders,
Matthew 15:19
Australia Raids Thwarted ISIS Beheading Plot
"According to CBN News: Australia says it has thwarted a so-called "demonstration killing" plot by the Islamic State.Australia Raids Thwarted ISIS Beheading Plot
Earlier Thursday Australian authorities detained 15 people who allegedly planned to publicly behead a random person in Sydney (and another Australian city) before draping them in the ISIS flag.
"That's the intelligence we received," Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters. "The exhortations—quite direct exhortations—were coming from an Australian who is apparently quite senior in [ISIS] to networks of support back in Australia to conduct demonstration killings here in this country."
The apparent goal was to demonstrate the reach of the militant group.
"Today's operation reflects the reality of the threat we actually face," CNN quoted Andrew Scipione, commissioner of New South Wales Police.
Australia's prime minster says intelligence in recent months shows that Australia is at serious risk of a terrorist attack." BCN
"Two of the 15 suspects detained by police were charged on Thursday, officials said. Nine others were freed before the day was over.
"That's the intelligence we received," Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters. "The exhortations—quite direct exhortations—were coming from an Australian who is apparently quite senior in [ISIS] to networks of support back in Australia to conduct demonstration killings here in this country."
The apparent goal was to demonstrate the reach of the militant group.
"Today's operation reflects the reality of the threat we actually face," CNN quoted Andrew Scipione, commissioner of New South Wales Police.
Australia's prime minster says intelligence in recent months shows that Australia is at serious risk of a terrorist attack." BCN
In Perth Australia, Mohammed Junaid Thorne ...... has previously been accused of being a radical preacher for allegedly praising militants responsible for beheadings and mass killings in Iraq in June. |
"Two of the 15 suspects detained by police were charged on Thursday, officials said. Nine others were freed before the day was over.
But police wouldn't say how many remained in custody on Friday as the investigation continues.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott conceded it was difficult to safeguard the Australian population against such attacks.
"The regrettable reality is that to mount the kind of attacks which ISIL in Syria and in Iraq has in mind for Australia, all you need is a determined individual who will kill without compunction, a knife, an iPhone and a victim," Abbott told Seven Network television on Friday, using one of Islamic State's former names, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant." ABC