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Five guilty over extremist plot: Australian court
Five Muslim men were Friday found guilty of plotting a violent jihadist attack in Australia using guns and explosives after the country's longest extremist trial.
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The men, who are facing possible life sentences after the 10-month trial, showed little reaction to the verdict.
"They were motivated to pursue what they probably saw as a religious cause, that is that of jihad," prosecutor Richard Maidment told New South Wales Supreme Court earlier.
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