ஆஸ்திரேலியா -போண்டி பீச் யூதர் படுகொலை; மேலும் 7 தீவிரவாதிகள் கைது

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Seven men in Sydney with possible links to extremism were arrested. Here's what we know

Police ruled out any links with the Bondi Beach terror attack despite concerns the men were travelling there.

Heavily armed police handcuffed several men during an operation in Liverpool in Sydney's south-west on Thursday. Source: 7 News    https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nsw-police-say-case-sydney-liverpool-no-link-bondi-shooting/vwy41sbdt

 One of seven men arrested by heavily armed police in Sydney's south-west was reportedly under investigation by ASIO, with police saying they are investigating whether the group had links to extremist Islamist ideology.

Heavily armed officers from the Tactical Operations Unit rammed at least one car and forced several men out by gunpoint near the intersection of George and Campbell streets in Liverpool on Thursday evening.

A second vehicle was also intercepted, with seven men arrested in total. 

ABC News reported that one of the men was under investigation by ASIO, citing intelligence sources.

NSW Police commissioner Mal Lanyon on Friday would not confirm the report but said police information from law enforcement partners prompted the arrest.

"We're certainly looking at radical Islamist extremism as one of the ideologies behind these males," Lanyon said.

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon speaks to media during a press conference at NSW Parliament in Sydney, 

NSW Police commissioner Mal Lanyon declined to confirm if one the arrested men was being investigated by ASIO. Source: AAP / Bianca De Marchi

Earlier, deputy NSW Police commissioner Dave Hudson said officers moved in after receiving intelligence about a "possible violent act" and police believed the group had links to Islamic extremism.

Lanyon said the men, who travelled to NSW from Victoria, haven't been released yet, but would be freed subject to a review of evidence.

"Whilst this specific threat posed by the males is unknown, I can say that the potential of a violent offence being committed was such that we were not prepared to tolerate the risk and interdicted accordingly," he said.

"The information received was that Bondi may have been one of a number of locations that the males were intending to attend, but the reason for attending is unknown. The justification for their ongoing detention no longer exists subject to a review of evidence.

"They will continue to be monitored whilst in New South Wales and we will work closely with our Victorian and Commonwealth law enforcement partners."

Lanyon said there was no confirmed link between the group and the Bondi Beach terror attack that claimed 15 lives.

What happened on Thursday?

Videos and images posted on social media showed tactical officers wearing camouflage uniforms and helmets standing over several men lying face down on the road and footpath.

The group were also shown on the ground with their hands zip-tied behind their backs as they were detained.

Heavily armed police in camoflauge uniforms stand beside men in who are seated on a footpath with their zip-tied behind their backs

Vision of the arrest was posted on social media. Source: ABC News

Speaking on 2GB radio on Friday morning, Hudson said officers moved in after receiving intelligence about a "possible violent act".

He said police believed the group may have been travelling to Bondi, but no weapons were found inside the vehicles apart from a knife.

The seven men were detained under a Commonwealth detention warrant, which is due to expire at 7.30pm on Friday.

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Hudson revealed the group had travelled from Victoria and both vehicles were registered there.

"We're in continuous consultation with our Victorian counterparts at this stage in relation to their knowledge," he said.

Are the arrests linked to Bondi?

NSW Police said they had not identified a connection between the group and the Bondi attack.

However, Hudson told ABC Radio that police believed the group had links to Islamic extremism.

Asked whether the men appeared to share an ideological adherence to Islamic extremism, Hudson said: "That’s our belief at this stage, yes."

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Hudson acknowledged footage of the dramatic arrests was confronting in the aftermath of Sunday's attack, but said the police response was appropriate.

"Our tolerance for threat and risk is very low at the moment," he said.

"If we receive information that any type of criminality or violent act is about to be committed, we will act."