We're not the only folks with terrorist trials and plots.
That paper sure seemed to act a bit irresponsibly don't you think in leaking details of the raid prior to it occurring?
I'd sure not like to be the source of the leak to the press.
Terror plot case: Outburst in court
smh.com.au
One of the Melbourne men charged with preparing a terrorist act directed an angry outburst at the magistrate hearing his case this morning.
Wissam Mahmoud Fattal, 33, told the Melbourne Magistrates Court he was not a terrorist and accused Australian troops of killing innocent people overseas.
"You call me a terrorist but I've never killed anyone in my life," Fattal told magistrate Peter Reardon.
Terror suspects in court
Terror suspects arrested in morning raids arrive at the Melbourne Magistrates Court to face a series of charges.
"You send troops to Iraq to kill innocent people."
Fattal, who was already in custody on unrelated matters and is charged with conspiring to prepare a terrorist act, refused to stand before Mr Reardon, saying it was against his religious beliefs. But the magistrate did not accept the principle that it was a religious act.
Abdirahman Ahmed, Yacqub Khayre and Saney Edow Aweyz also faced court today. All three are charged with conspiring to prepare a terrorist attack.
Ahmed is also charged with breaching the Foreign Incursions and Recruitment Act, and engaging in a hostile act in a foreign country. Aweyz is facing two additional charges.
The men were arrested yesterday after pre-dawn raids on 19 properties across Melbourne and regional Victoria foiled an alleged plot to attack the Holsworthy army base.
All of the men were remanded in custody to reappear on October 26.
