Seven men detained in Sydney over fear of ‘violent act being planned’ allegedly held Islamist ideology, police say

Heavily armed officers in camouflage gear intercepted two cars with photographs from the scene showing suspects cable-tied on roadsideGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeven men detained in Sydney’s south-west in connection with possible planned violence allegedly adhered to a similar ideology to the Bondi gunmen and may have been trying to visit Bondi, New South Wales police say.Tactical operations police responded to “information received that a violent act was possibly being planned” on Thursday evening, a NSW police spokesperson said. Continue reading...