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    Australian Police Arrest 4 Men Allegedly Plotting To Bomb Airplane

    In a series of raids on five properties in Sydney's suburbs, police made the arrests and reportedly found a homemade bomb. Officials say they believe the plot is "Islamic-inspired terrorism."
    by Laurel Wamsley Jul 30, 2017 1 minute
    Police at the scene of overnight terror raids in Surry Hills on Sunday in Sydney. Counterterrorism police raided five properties in the city's suburbs on Saturday night and arrested four men over an alleged terror plot that involved blowing up an aircraft. / Brook Mitchell / Getty Images

    Australian officials say they have arrested four men in connection with a plot to bomb an airplane, following Saturday evening raids. Police say the plot was "Islamic-inspired."

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