(MENAFN- QNA) Fifteen people have been detained and one person charged with terrorism offences, following pre-dawn raids across Sydney and Brisbane.
Authorities on Thursday confirmed at least one person had been charged and would face court in Sydney later in the day following the largest counter-terrorism in the nation's history, according to the Australian Associated Press (AAP).
More than 800 counter-terrorism police and ASIO officers swooped on homes in the early hours, with some of those detained believed to have links to the Islamic State group.
The joint operation comes less than a week after Australia's terror alert level was raised from medium to high.
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