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21:05, 04-Aug-2017
Two Australian men charged over terror-related offenses
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Australian police said on Friday two men have been charged over terror-related offenses involving in an aborted attempt to place an improvised explosive device on an Etihad Airways flight.
The plot was reportedly directed by ISIL. Police said one of the men, named as Australian national Khaled Khayat, sent his brother to catch the flight carrying a home-made bomb disguised as a meat-mincer.
Following a series of raids in Sydney last weekend, Khaled Khayat and Mahmoud Khayat were charged with two counts of planning a terrorist act. A third man remains in custody, while a fourth was released without charge.