SYDNEY: Seven young suspected extremists have been stopped from leaving Australia amid fears they planned to fight for terrorist groups in the Middle East, Prime Minister Tony Abbott revealed Thursday.
The government has been increasingly concerned about the flow of fighters to Iraq and Syria to join extremist organisations. Abbott said the allure of Islamic State and similar groups remained strong.
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