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...Magid knows, no terrorist has tried to infiltrate the mosque, but he always worries that one might. ADAMS prides itself on being an extremist-free zone. Newcomers who mutter thoughts of jihad quickly discover they are not welcome. During Ramadan, guest speakers for evening prayers were carefully screened to make sure they preached religious tolerance...
...early afternoon on Nov. 9, a squad from Indonesia's U.S.-trained anti-terrorist group Detachment 88 had surrounded the modest, single-story dwelling. Calls for surrender were met with bullets, police say, and a four-hour standoff ensued, during which Azahari and another man threw 11 explosive charges at officers. In the end, according to the police, Azahari was shot and killed before he could detonate his bomb vest, but his companion set off an explosion, killing himself...
...Their activities were reported to Operation Pendennis, Australia's largest ever anti-terrorism investigation. Launched early last year, reportedly after a tip-off from a member of Melbourne's Muslim community, the Pendennis taskforce soon found links between the Kinglake group and people already under suspicion for plotting a terrorist attack in Melbourne. Over the next several months, the investigation widened to include a related group of young Muslim men in Sydney, and controversial cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika...
...Courts in Sydney and Melbourne were told that hours of voice recordings and other evidence would show the Melbourne group were members of a terrorist organization led by Benbrika and had been involved in discussions about bomb-making, military training and jihad. One man had allegedly expressed a desire to conduct a suicide "martyr mission" in Australia but had been denied permission; others were suspected to have trained with terrorist groups overseas. Crown Prosecutor Richard Maidment said the surveillance had detected "a constant theme ... directed at violent jihad which has no respect for human life and embracing the notion that...
...Sydney eight men were charged with conspiracy to prepare and plan a terrorist act in relation to the manufacture of explosives. In a bail hearing for Mirsad Mulahalilovic, police allege the Bosnian refugee's home contained plastic caps and piping - materials that can be used for explosives packing - together with a chemical which could be used to manufacture explosives...