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Alleged Melbourne terror plot included 17,000 phone calls, 10,000 texts: Court

Three men accused of plotting a terrorist act in Melbourne have faced court after being arrested during raids.

Police say three men accused of plotting a terrorist act in Melbourne had their passports cancelled earlier this year. Source: AAP

Two brothers and another man have been arrested in dawn raids over a terror plot that aimed to cause mass casualties, police say.


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Two brothers and another man have been arrested in dawn raids over a terror plot that aimed to cause mass casualties, police say.


Three men charged with plotting a terror attack in Melbourne were nabbed after an investigation spanning more than 12 months.

Phone calls, text messages and thousands of hours of recorded conversations will be key to their prosecution, a prosecutor says.

Hanifi Halis, 21, and brothers Samed Eriklioglu, 26, and Ertunc Eriklioglu, 30, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon following their arrests earlier in the day during a series of raids across northern Melbourne.

 

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