An Islamic State sympathiser planned to buy a gun and kill as many revellers as possible on New Year's Eve in Melbourne's popular Federation Square nike air force 1 high womens , police alleged on Tuesday after foiling the plot.


The 20-year-old, born in Australia to Somali parents, was detained in a raid on a house in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee on Monday. He is expected to be charged later Tuesday.


Police claim he accessed a guide book online produced by Al-Qaeda on how to commit terror acts and use firearms, but was arrested before he could purchase an automatic rifle.


"What we will be alleging is that he was intending to use a firearm to shoot and kill as many people as he could in the Federation Square area on New Year's Eve," said Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton.


"It is a tremendous concern to us that (during) the festive season, when people are out enjoying themselves nike air force 1 high mens sale , that there is a potential plot to commit a terrorist act. That is a huge issue for us but that is why we put the resources in."


He said the arrest meant the threat "has been removed".


Federation Square is in the heart of the city, opposite busy Flinders Street train station and St Paul's Cathedral. It is one of the most popular places to see in the new year and would be packed on Dec 31.


The foiled plot comes a year after police prevented another attack in the same area on Christmas Day, arresting several men who planned to use explosives, knives and guns to target the location.


Patton said the man, who lived with his parents, had been on their radar since the beginning of the year nike air force 1 high mens , part of a small community of extremists that police have been monitoring.


His behaviour had gradually escalated over time, but police believe he was acting alone.


"The potential of the attack was catastrophic," said Patton, adding that the man was an "Islamic State sympathiser".


Asked if he had been inspired by last year's Christmas Day plot, Patton said how he became radicalised was still being investigated.


"We will be exploring where this person of interest got the idea from," he said. "Certainly nike air force 1 high blue womens , he becomes particularly energised when he sees other activities in the terrorist arena occurring."


Australian officials have grown increasingly concerned over the threat of extremist attacks, raising the national terror alert level to "probable" in September 2014.


Since then, 74 people have been arrested in 347 counter-terror investigations.


Authorities say 13 attacks have been prevented in the past few years, including an IS-directed attempt to bring down a plane using poisonous gas or a crude bomb disguised as a meat mincer.


Despite this, several attacks have taken place, including a cafe siege in Sydney in 2014 where two hostages were killed.


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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for photos as they arrive to open the 69th Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt nike air force 1 high blue , Germany, on Oct. 10, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron together opened the 69th Frankfurt Book Fair Tuesday evening. With around 200 French authors coming to Frankfurt, France is this year's guest of honor at the international publishing industry's biggest trade fair, where over 7,300 exhibitors from 102 countries and regions as well as around 278 nike air force 1 high green womens ,000 visitors are expected. (XinhuaLuo Huanhuan)

FRANKFURT, Oct.10 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron together opened the 69th Frankfurt Book Fair Tuesday evening.


With around 200 French authors coming to Frankfurt, France is this year's guest of honour at the international publishing industry's biggest trade fair, where over 7,300 exhibitors from 102 countries and regions as well as around 278,000 visitors are expected.


Addressing the opening ceremony nike air force 1 high green , Merkel and Macron underlined the close cultural connection of both countries -- despite controversies.


Both countries saw themselves united in a thoroughly controversial but always rich interflow in culture, said the German chancellor, whose party just won the parliamentary election in September, which made her most likely to stay.


"Authors can be creators of ideas and bridge builders," Merkel said, emphasizing the solidarity and friendship between the two countries and the importance of the bilateral cooperation in and for Europe.


It was widely anticipated that the French president would make use of his visit to Frankfurt to speak about the future of Europe nike air force 1 high red womens , after he had presented in September his receipt for Europe amid mounting populism, calling for closer ties to build joint defense force, common fiscal policy and coordinate efforts to tackle migration crisis and climate change.


"We must not isolate ourselves, in order to protect our values." Macron said in Frankfurt.


Regarding the fair's motto "Frankfurt in French", he spoke highly of the power of diversity in culture and languages, saying that the identity of the language lives amid the confrontation with other languages nike air force 1 high red , "diversity is wealth".


The opening of Frankfurt Book Fair by Merkel and Macron was symbol of close connection between the two countries and their commitment to a common and strong Europe, said the fair's director Juergen Boos.


Over 4,000 events are going to take place during this year's book fair, which will opens its door to professional visitors from Wednesday to Sunday. On its last two days, anyone interested can visit the book fair.




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