Defence Minister Marise Payne has confirmed an Australian has been detained in Iraq (AAP) Source: AAP
The suspected ringleader of a failed plot to blow up an Etihad flight from Sydney to Dubai last year has been captured in Iraq. His Australian relative, an Islamic State soldier, has also been detained. Intelligence experts say the arrests could provide crucial information about the global terror threat.
The suspected ringleader of a failed plot to blow up an Etihad flight from Sydney to Dubai last year has been captured in Iraq. His Australian relative, an Islamic State soldier, has also been detained. Intelligence experts say the arrests could provide crucial information about the global terror threat.
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