In Australia, three men were found guilty today of plotting to attack a Sydney army base with high-powered weapons and kill as many people as possible to further the cause of Islam. The Supreme Court in Melbourne heard that, the men, who have been linked with Islamic extremists in Somalia, planned to continue their rampage at Sydney's Holsworthy army barracks until they were killed or captured. The three were found guilty of conspiring to prepare for or plan a terrorist act between February 1 and August 4, 2009. Some 92 Australians were killed in the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings, while three died in blasts at luxury hotels in July 2009 in Jakarta, where extremists also carried out a deadly car-bombing on Australia's embassy in 2004.
News On AIR | December 23, 2010 1:06 PM
Melbourne Court holds three guilty for plotting to attack Sydney army base