Wikipedia's first sentence called it “alleged islamist terrorist plot uncovered in august 2009 targeting holsworthy barracks —an australian army trai”. Today it says “islamist terrorist plot uncovered in august 2009 targeting holsworthy barracks —an australian army training are”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Thwarted terror attack in 2009 in Sydney, Australia Prisoners in‑Australia The Croatian Six (1981-1990) Faheem Khalid Lodhi (2006) Abdul Nacer Benbrika (2008) Bilal Khazal (2009) Willie Brigitte (alleged al-Qaeda) Neil Prakash (alleged ISIS) Security agencies Legislation Anti-terrorism legislation (2004) Anti-terrorism legislation (2005) Listed terrorist organisations Thwarted Singapore embassies attack plot (2001) Sydney terrorism plot (2005) Holsworthy Barracks terror plot (2009) Australian aeroplane terror plot (2017) Terrorist attacks in Australia Attacks overseas Related in Australia Antisemitism Crime Far-right politics Islamophobia Racism Overseas al-Aqsa mosque fire Joshua Ryne Goldberg The Holsworthy Barracks terror plot was an Islamist terrorist plot uncovered in August 2009 targeting Holsworthy Barracks —an Australian Army training area located in the outer south-western Sydney suburb of Holsworthy —with automatic weapons . The perpetrators planned to infiltrate the base and shoot as many army personnel and others as possible until they themselves were killed or captured; but they were arrested before they could carry out their plan. One of the men acquitted in 2009 went on to kill a man and shoot three police officers in June 2017 .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Holsworthy Barracks terror plot was an alleged Islamist terrorist plot uncovered in August 2009 targeting Holsworthy Barracks —an Australian Army training area located in the outer south-western Sydney suburb of Holsworthy —with automatic weapons . The perpetrators planned on infiltrating the base and shooting as many army personnel and others as possible until they were killed or captured, but were arrested before their plans could be enacted.
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Prisoners in‑Australia The Croatian Six (1981-1990) Faheem Khalid Lodhi (2006) Abdul Nacer Benbrika (2008) Bilal Khazal (2009) Willie Brigitte (alleged al-Qaeda) Neil Prakash (alleged ISIS) Security agencies Legislation Anti-terrorism legislation (2004) Anti-terrorism legislation (2005) Listed terrorist organisations Thwarted Singapore embassies attack plot (2001) Sydney terrorism plot (2005) Holsworthy Barracks terror plot (2009) Australian aeroplane terror plot (2017) Terrorist attacks in Australia Attacks overseas Related in Australia Antisemitism Crime Far-right politics Islamophobia Racism Overseas al-Aqsa mosque fire Joshua Ryne Goldberg The Holsworthy Barracks terror plot was an Islamist terrorist plot uncovered in August 2009 targeting Holsworthy Barracks —an Australian Army training area located in the outer south-western Sydney suburb of Holsworthy —with automatic weapons .The perpetrators planned to infiltrate the base and shoot as many army personnel and others as possible until they themselves were killed or captured; but they were arrested before they could carry out their plan.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “alleged islamist terrorist plot uncovered in august 2009 targeting holsworthy barracks —an australian army trai”. Today it says “islamist terrorist plot uncovered in august 2009 targeting holsworthy barracks —an australian army training are”. Read the current article and compare.
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alleged islamist terrorist plot uncovered in august 2009 targeting holsworthy barracks —an australian army trai
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islamist terrorist plot uncovered in august 2009 targeting holsworthy barracks —an australian army training are
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