WTF are they here? Who in the *&%#@ brought these Islamic killer zombies to Australia and why should Australian taxpayers be burdened with keeping them safe in jail?
JACQUELIN MAGNAY/The Australian
An alleged Islamic State terror cell of five Lebanese-born men, two of whom are Australians in custody in Sydney, face the death penalty as a Lebanese military court prepares to hand down a sentence for the alleged Barbie bomb plot intended to explode an Etihad plane over NSW last year.
The Weekend Australian can reveal that the alleged bomb attack, which would have killed 400 passengers and crew 20 minutes into the flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi on July 15 last year, was allegedly formulated inside the Islamic State caliphate capital Raqqa when two teenagers fighting for the terrorist group, Mohammed and Abdul Rahman Khayat, were killed eight months earlier.
The alleged terrorist cell may have been relying on inside assistance at Sydney airport to smooth the bombs’ path through security points, as some evidence before the military court seems to suggest one of the alleged bombmakers had aviation links. The person with the airport link is named in the military court file as a relative of those charged in Australia over the terror plot.
However, the man has not been charged in Australia and it is extremely unlikely Australia would agree to an extradition request for him to face trial for an offence that could result in capital punishment.
National security sources have told The Weekend Australian they are confident they have got the entire cell and there is no ongoing risk. Continue reading ‘Barbie’ bomb plotters facing the death sentence in Lebanon
















