Saturday, July 29, 2017 | 7:03 a.m.
SYDNEY — Police raided properties in several Sydney suburbs on Saturday and arrested four men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack, officials said.
The raids were related to a bomb plot involving aircraft, Fairfax Media, News Corp. and the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the counterterrorism raids were designed to stop "terrorist attacks in Australia."
The operation was carried out by the Australian Federal Police, New South Wales state police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the country's domestic spy agency.
Seven Network television reported that 40 riot squad officers stormed an inner Sydney house before an explosives team found a suspicious device. TV footage showed a man with a bandage on his head and draped in a blanket being led away by authorities.
