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Australia charges 3 men on terrorism offences
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-05 08:45

Australia charges 3 men on terrorism offences
Australian police officers and forensic experts are seen at a house in the suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, which was raided in connection to planned terror attacks August 4, 2009. [Agencies]

SYDNEY: Three men have been charged with terrorism offences, Australia's Victoria state police said on Wednesday, following raids the previous day which police said related to a plot to carry out suicide attacks on an army base.

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The three men have been charged with "conspiring to commit an act in preparation or planning a terrorist act" a Victoria police statement said.

A fourth man, who is already in police custody, is also expected to be charged later on Wednesday, the police statement said.