Australian terrorists can't get guns

Melbourne terror attack plot suspects arrested in police raids over mass shooting fears

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Three men arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack in Melbourne had tried to source a semi-automatic rifle to kill as many people as possible in a crowded space, police have alleged. The men, who are aged between 21 and 30, are from the city's northern suburbs, and had been under surveillance since March, police said. They said the men — two of whom are brothers — were inspired by the Islamic State terror group. ... Mr Ashton said the men had made attempts in the past few days to obtain a 0.22 semi-automatic rifle to carry out the attack, but would not confirm if attempts were made to obtain more than one rifle. "Recently, over about the last week, they've become more energised so there's certainly been a lot of publicity and talk about terrorism and certainly public place activity," Mr Ashton said. "We had the Bourke Street [car attack] trial on as well so there was certainly a lot of public awareness around mass casualties and terrorism over recent times. "I don't know whether that's played a role or not. But certainly over the last week they've become energised about doing something more quickly."

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