MELBOURNE: An Islamic State sympathiser planned to buy a gun and kill as many revellers as possible on New Year’s Eve in Melbourne’s popular Federation Square, police alleged Tuesday after foiling the plot. The 20-year-old, born in Australia to Somali parents, was detained in a raid on a house in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee on Monday. “It is a tremendous concern to us that (during) the festive season, when people are out enjoying themselves, that there is a potential plot to commit a terrorist act. It is one of the most popular places to see in the new year and would be packed on December 31. Despite this, several attacks have taken place, including a cafe siege in Sydney in 2014 where two hostages were killed.

Source: New Strait Times November 27, 2017 23:26 UTC