Men discussed jihad, killing Australian PM - court


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  • Friday, 16 Dec 2005

MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) - Two men arrested in Australia's biggest terror swoop discussed assassinating the prime minister, killing policemen and even attacking crowds at sports events, a court was told on Friday. 

The men, one a Islamic cleric, were part of a group of 18 Muslims arrested in police raids in Melbourne and Sydney in November and charged with being members of a terrorist organisaton and/or plotting a terrorist attack. 

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