Two arrested over IS-linked terrorist plot

Two men are accused of plotting a terrorist act after a machete, hunting knife and Islamic State flag were allegedly found during a police raid on a converted garage in western Sydney, Australia.

Police said they believed Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad had been planning to carry out an imminent deadly attack.

The men, aged 24 and 25, were arrested during a raid on the converted garage in the back yard of a house in Fairfield on Tuesday.

Police mounted the raid after a tip-off and allegedly discovered a video on the premises that made them believe an attack was imminent, though the nature of the attack was not made clear.

They have been charged with undertaking acts in preparation or planning for a terrorist act.