David and Will podcast on iTunes here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph reports that intelligence from Australia\u2019s \u201cFive Eyes partners\u201d — the US, Britain, NZ and Canada — helped expose the alleged terror cell operating in Sydney suburbs.<\/p>\n \u201cIntelligence sources said there was no suggestion the four detainees had trained overseas, although they were in contact with Islamic extremist groups operating in Syria and Iraq,\u201d according to the paper.<\/p>\n \u201cThe four men are being held under anti-terror laws that were approved by the chief magistrate on Sunday. They can be held for seven days without charge while security services search for evidence\u00ad about the alleged terror plot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n An Etihad flight to Abu Dhabi was the target of the alleged terror plot, which involved using a gas substance rather than explosives, which is harder for airport security to detect.<\/p>\n The plane had as many as 500 passengers and crew on board.<\/p>\n\n Sydney counter-terrorism arrests: Agents interrogate Bulldogs fan Khaled Khayat over alleged airline attack plot https:\/\/t.co\/9M3vn9FaXf<\/a><\/p>— The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) July 31, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>
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