Five young 'jihadists' attempted to leave Australia with bags of cash
Yahoo7 and Agencies
August 21, 2015, 6:21 am
VIDEO Suspected jihadists stopped at Sydney Airport
Dramatic photos have been released of the group of suspected jihadists who were attempting to leave the country for Syria and were intercepted at Sydney Airport with bags full of cash.
The group of five men can be seen together in different parts of the airport and then being questioned at an immigration checkpoint.
Allegedly two of the men had attempted to fly out again the next day but were prevented from doing so. Photo: Supplied
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A senior intelligence source has confirmed the men had triggered the alert at Sydney Airport last week when all tried to leave the country together bound for the Middle East with thousands of dollars in cash.
The men were all captured on CCTV footage as they were intercepted on their way to Syria and Iraq. Photo: Supplied
The government has been increasingly concerned about the flow of fighters to Iraq and Syria to join extremist organisations.
Abbott said the allure of Islamic State and similar groups remained strong.
The group of five men were carrying $9,990 each, with one man carrying $12,000. Photo: Supplied
"We have stopped at the airport seven young Australians who were planning to travel to the Middle East, it seems, to join terrorist groups over there," he said, adding the incident "indicates the continuing allure of this death cult (Islamic State)".
The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported the five men all tried to leave through Sydney airport together, on a flight initially to Malaysia, on August 12, triggering an alert due to the sums of money they were carrying.
In the incident at Sydney international airport last week where five men aged from early 20s to early 30s were stopped by Australian Border Force officers. Photo: Supplied
Citing an intelligence source, the report said some of the suspects were known to authorities and their passports were immediately suspended under new laws that came into effect this year.
The source said four of the men, all aged in their 20s and had each been carrying $9900 in cash, just under the threshold that requires currency to be declared.
The fifth was carrying $12,000
VIDEO Potential jihadists stopped at Sydney Airport
This is when they triggered they triggered an alert when they tried to leave.
Abbott would not confirm the details, calling it an "operational matter".
He praised the border force and counter-terrorism units at airports for doing their jobs in this "particularly important and significant way".
Photo: Jake Bilardi from Melbourne went to fight for the Islamic State group and was allegedly killed in a suicide bombing. Photo: Twitter
Canberra estimates there are some 120 Australians still fighting in Iraq and Syria, while at least 30 have been killed.
There are also believed to be about 160 sympathisers at home who send money to those fighting overseas and help drum up moral support.
Federal Minister for Immigration Peter Dutton stated that 80 counter-terrorism officials were now in place at eight Australian international airports which has ensured these people did not reach theatres of war. Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas
Australia raised its terror threat level to high almost a year ago, and has conducted several counter-terrorism raids in various cities since then.
The government has also passed a number of national security laws and in June introduced legislation to strip dual nationals of their Australian citizenship for terrorism links.
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Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said he was worried about the number of young Australians seeking to fight overseas.
"We are concerned about the number of people presenting at airports, particularly younger people, who might be seeking to travel overseas for reasons that would horrify Australians and their parents and family and community no doubt as well," he said.
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