Australian security services have foiled a terrorist plot to bring down a plane with a bomb, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced early Sunday.

According to the BBC, Turnbull told reporters that Australian police arrested four people in a series of raids conducted at homes around Sydney.

The Prime Minister revealed that extra security measures have been in place at Sydney Airport since Thursday and have since been put in place at the country’s other major airports. Turnbull added the foiled operation was not a lone wolf-style attack. “We face a range of terrorist threats, some of them are lone actors, who activate very quickly, with very little warning.”

Tougher security has now been implemented at Australian airports, including additional screening of bags, and police say the current counter-terrorism operation may last days. The four men arrested in raids on five properties in the Sydney suburbs of Surry Hills, Lakemba, Wiley Park and Punchbowl on Saturday night have not yet been charged.

The Australian federal police commissioner, Andrew Colvin, said a tip-off from partner agencies led to the raids on Saturday night. He said the terrorist attack planned to use an “improvised device” to target an Australian plane.

Source : Fana News