More than 600 officers from multiple police departments swooped on homes in the early hours of the morning in an operation that is believed to be linked to extremist terror group Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
"A police operation is currently underway in Sydney's northwest suburbs this morning as a result of a joint counter- terrorism operation involving the NSW Police and Australian Federal Police (AFP)," police said in a statement. "The arrests follow the execution of search warrants across Sydney's north- west suburbs early today."
Police confirmed arrests have been made but it is as yet unclear how many however witnesses have seen dozens of people taken into custody.
Police said they were also executing warrants in Brisbane. This operation follows the arrests of two men with terror links in south east Queensland last week.
The raids come less than a week after Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) raised the threat level of a terror attack from medium to high, meaning an attack is considered likely.
They also come a week after media reported that ASIO now believes there are a few Islamic extremists who are planning an attack in Australia.
Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
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