VIC:Three guilty of planning terror attack=2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-2010
VIC:Three guilty of planning terror attack=2

A Victorian Supreme Court trial, which has been running for three months, was told
the five men planned a shootout at the Australian Army Barracks at Holsworthy in the belief
Islam was under attack from the west.

The jury heard the men took steps to obtain a religious decree to endorse the attack
at the barracks and shoot as many people as possible until they were killed or overwhelmed,
to advance Islam.

Wissam Mahmoud Fattal, 34, of Melbourne, Saney Edow Aweys, 27, of Carlton North and
Nayef El Sayed, 26, of Glenroy were found guilty of conspiring to prepare for or plan
a terrorist act between February 1, 2009 and August 4, 2009.

Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed, 26, of Preston, and Yacqub Khayre, 23, of Meadow Heights,
were found not guilty.

The jury deliberated for more than five days.

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