Anti-terror raids in Melbourne suburbs of Flemington, Meadow Heights and Seabrook

[nero_bolt]

Victoria Police and AFP conduct anti-terror raids in Melbourne suburbs of Flemington, Meadow Heights and Seabrook 

UPDATE: A MAN has been taken into custody as Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police officers conduct counter-terrorism raids at properties in three Melbourne suburbs.

The raids taking place at Point Cook Rd in Seabrook, Flemington and Meadow Heights are anti-terror related, the AFP confirmed.

The man was arrested by police at a property in Seabrook as about 12 AFP officers conducted the raid.

The raids are not related to last week’s stabbing of two police officers in Endeavour Hills, the AFP said.

Earlier, Victoria Police said in a statement: “The Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police can confirm that a number of search warrants are being conducted as part of a joint operation in the following suburbs — Flemington, Meadow Heights and Seabrook.

“While this activity is continuing no further comment will be made.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/victoria-police-and-afp-conduct-antiterror-raids-in-melbo...

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@am*3 wrote:

800 policeman in Sydney & Brisbane raid - 1 spotty youth charged

No of policemen in Melbourne raid today (?) -  

1 charged - Hassan El Sabsabi, 23, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon charged with six counts of intentionally making funds available to a terrorist organisation.

2 person?  What details have been published about a second person?

Not a very good success rate really.

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That's a good thing, it must mean there are not many of them?

[bright.ton42]

Not a very good success rate really.

A very good success rate to me,  one youth, spotty or otherwise , is quite capable of setting of a bomb or

behading an innocent.  Good for the police, job well done. 

[Anonymous]

It's my opinion that they should call these anti terrorism investigations

yes, i guess the media  should refer to them by the correct

term ie counter terrorism investigations

[*mrgrizz*]

try and fit that headline on the front page of the paper

[punch*drunk]

Raids arent all about arresting all the occupants of each house to make the police look good on the news. There would have been lots of intelligence gathering going on as well. I believe this time the collected thousands of emails, phone messages and social media pages which will take some time to go through, no doubt the other raids netted similar intelligence.

They said on the radio news that the tip off for this one came from the FBI.

[Anonymous]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

try and fit that headline on the front page of the paper

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true

[bushies.girl]

How many would you like them to arrest?

[kilroy_is_here]

And what about the 70 odd passports that have now been canceled by julie bishop

[punch*drunk]

El Sabsabi briefly appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court, where a prosecution lawyer said police had amassed more than 25,000 social media web pages and 500 intercepted phone calls and texts.

He is charged with six counts of intentionally making funds available to a known terrorist group.

In charge sheets lodged with the court, federal police allege that in March this year El Sabsabi made funds available to ISIL.

Police also allege that between March and August, he made funds available to Jabhat al-Nusra.

The funds were allegedly provided at a number of locations in Melbourne's western and northern suburbs.

I wonder what they mean by that last sentence? Did he hand over money at some kind of meeting or gathering, doesnt sound like he just sent it by bank transfer does it?