Police consider foreign fighter charges for five arrested men

Australian Federal Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan

Australian Federal Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan Source: AAP

An Islamic preacher is believed to be among five men arrested in Cairns, after police foiled an alleged plot to take a small boat to Indonesia and then fly to Syria to join the Islamic State group. Police have declined to name those involved but, , authorities have confirmed the men were arrested in far north Queensland as they towed the dinghy from Melbourne towards Cape York.



Share

Follow SBS Kurdish

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now