5 men found guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist act in Australia
Oct 15, 2009
SYDNEY, 16, Oct. 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Five Australian men were found guilty on Friday of conspiring to carry out an act of terrorism in Australia.
The New South Wales Supreme Court heard the five Muslim men had plotted with at least another four men to carry out a violent jihadist act between July 2004 and November 2005, the Australian Associated Press reported.
All of the men, who were arrested in Sydney in 2005, pleaded not guilty to the charges of preparing to commit a terrorist act.
The men, aged between 25 and 44, reportedly stockpiled explosive chemicals, firearms, ammunition and extremist literature, which were to be used in preparation for a terrorist attack at an unspecified location.
The court heard three of the men took part in terrorist training camps in the state of New South Wales, while another man other training in a terrorist-run camp in Pakistan, AAP said.
The men were reportedly plotting the terrorist attack in retaliation for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The five men will appear again for sentencing on Dec. 14, and face possible life imprisonment.
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