Australian Authorities Link Terrorism Suspects to Sydney Nuclear Reactor Attack Plot

Australian authorities suspect that eight men arrested last week on terrorism charges may have been planning to attack a Sydney nuclear reactor, Reuters reported today (see GSN, Oct. 26).

Police stopped three men near the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in December 2004, according to Reuters, and authorities found recently that a security gate lock there had been cut.

A 21-page court document also alleges that the men purchased chemicals for bombs, and were found with bomb-making instructions and videos entitled “Sheikh Osama’s Training Course” and “Are you ready to die?” (Reuters, Nov. 14)

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