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Article: Five Muslim men found guilty in Australia in plot to commit terrorist acts
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2009
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SYDNEY - Five Muslim men were convicted yesterday of plotting
Australia's largest terrorist conspiracy as part of a bid to force
the government to change its policy on Mideast conflicts.
After a month of deliberations, a New South Wales state Supreme
Court jury found the men guilty of conspiring to commit acts in
preparation for a terrorist plot, after prosecutors said they had
stockpiled bomb-making instructions and purchased explosive
chemicals.
A sentencing hearing was set for Dec. 14, and they face a maximum
penalty of life in prison.
During the trial, which began in November 2008, prosecutor
Richard Maidment told the jury that the men planned to use explosive
devices or firearms to ...