"I have to respect the integrity of the investigations," he said. "But I can say that certainly the police will allege they had the intent and were developing the capability. "There will obviously be more to say over coming days. It will be alleged that this was an Islamist, extremist terrorist motivation. "Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin on Sunday said the aviation industry was potentially a target and that an improvised explosive device was involved.Justice Minister Michael Keenan on Monday called the plans "quite sophisticated".

Source: The Star July 31, 2017 02:15 UTC