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Australia police arrest seven men after tip on possible ‘violent act’
Police detained seven men after intercepting two vehicles based on intelligence of a possible violent act; no weapons were found and links to the recent Bondi Beach attack remain unconfirmed.
- Tactical Operations Unit officers in Liverpool detained seven men on Thursday, with video showing officers handcuffing them in public during a heavily armed operation.
- Tactical Operations police said they responded after information indicated `a violent act was possibly being planned`, and police said Bondi may have been one location intended, with no connection to Sunday's attack identified.
- Officers intercepted two cars at George and Campbell streets, Liverpool, ramming one to a stop near Westfield shopping centre; five men were arrested there, two more stopped nearby, and one stretchered man had head bandages.
- Authorities said the seven men face a 24‑hour detention while evidence is reviewed, and NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said, `They haven't been released at this stage, we're still reviewing evidence to determine whether there's a justification to detain them`; police will provide more information on Friday.
- Investigators said they were examining potential extremist motives and confirmed no firearms or weapons were located at the vehicle stop, noting the men had travelled from Victoria.
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