chester hill: Isaak el Matari, 20, and two other men aged 23 and 30, were arrested in counter-terror raids across Sydney's south west and were taken to Bankstown police station, according to Nine News Australia. Police targeted six addresses in Greenacre, Canada Bay, Toongabbie, Chester Hill and Ingleburn this morning. To improve your experience update it here News National Alleged Islamic State supporters arrested in Sydney counter terror raids By Sophie Walsh Debra Killalea8 47pm Jul 2, Sydney men have been arrested over an alleged Islamic State-inspired plot to attack a variety of targets in Australia including embassies, police stations and court buildings. Isaak el Matari, 20,was one of three men arrested today as part of the anti-terror raids. Speaking about the arrest of three men in Sydney today, Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney Australian Federal Police said the joint raids were designed to keep Australia safe and showed there were still those in the community who wished to do us harm . The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team - which includes Australian Federal Police officers - conducted the raids following a 12-month investigation targeting a group of people alleged to support the Islamic State terrorist organisation . Police and detectives raided six homes this morning across Sydney as they disrupted a terror plot that police allege was aimed at police stations, courts and churches. 9News Ass Comm McCartney said the 20-year-old man from Greenacre had been monitored for the past 12 months since returning to Australia from Lebanon, where he had been deported after being jailed for planning to travel to Syria to join Islamic State. Supplied Police allege the younger men were members of Islamic State and the plot - which was in the early stages of planning was to target police stations, defence establishments, embassies, councils, courts and churches.
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