Transcript for 3 Suspects Charged Over Alleged Christmas Day Terror Plot in Australia

Breaking overnight Australian officials are urging people in Melbourne to celebrate Christmas as usual. After the arrest of five men for plotting an attack on the holiday. The authorities believe the suspects were self radicalize but inspired by I says they also believe that this threat is now over. I don't listen listen guys we believe we have neutralized that threat. Washington. Believe there was invitations from. What promo C minor attack. Possibly on Christmas time. The intended targets would have included a cathedral a commuter rail station and other public places. All five suspects are in their twenties four of them were born in Australia the other one in Egypt.

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