Sydney — Security has been tightened at Australian airports after police foiled "Islamic-inspired" plans for a bomb attack on an aircraft during counterterrorism raids in which four men were arrested, the Australian Federal Police said on Sunday. The increased security presence caused minor delays for some air transport operators and authorities warned travellers to prepare for potentially more disruptions as traffic picked up during the week. "In recent days, law enforcement has become aware of information that suggested some people in Sydney were planning to commit a terrorist act using an improvised device," police commissioner Andrew Colvin said during a media conference with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. "We do believe it is Islamic-inspired terrorism. Exactly what is behind this is something that we will need to investigate fully. "At this time, we don’t have a great deal of information on the specific attack, the location, date or time. However, we are investigating inform...
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