澳大利亞反恐行動:逮捕15人
Australian police have arrested 15 people in a massive anti-terrorism raid across three cities.
Around 800 police officers swept through dozens of locations in Sydney, Brisbane and Logan early Thursday, thwarting what officials called a domestic plot to "commit violent acts" against the public.
The arrests come days after Australia elevated its terror warning amid threats by Islamic State supporters.
Federal Folice Chief Andrew Colvin told reporters the group targeted by the raids "had started to carry out planning to commit violent acts here in Australia."
Last week, Australian police arrested two men in Brisbane suspected of preparing to fight in Syria, recruiting militants and raising money for the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Nusra Front.澳大利亞警方在一次覆蓋三座城市的大規模反恐行動中逮捕了15人。
大約800名警員星期四早間在悉尼、布里斯班和洛根的幾十處地點進行了突擊行動，摧毀了警方所說的一次企圖針對公衆實施暴力活動的陰謀。
拘捕行動幾天前，面對伊斯蘭國支持者發出的威脅，澳大利亞警方提升了反恐警戒級別。
聯邦警察署署長安德魯·考爾文對記者表示，這些被捕的人“已經開始策劃在澳大利亞本土實施暴力行動”。
上個星期，澳大利亞警方在布里斯班逮捕了兩名正在準備前往敘利亞的男子。這兩個人從事了招募激進分子等活動，併爲基地組織的分支機構勝利陣線（al-Nusra Front）籌募資金。
