Australia: Sydney terrorist plot: Bid to smuggle bomb through airport thwarted at check-in

A Sydney-born terrorism plot to place a bomb on a passenger plane was dangerously close to being carried out before it was unwittingly thwarted at an airline check-in counter. New details about the attempt to bring down the commercial flight out of Sydney provides a chilling insight into how close Islamic State-inspired terrorists allegedly came to executing the mass-casualty attack. Media reports say an improvised device reached Sydney Airport's international terminal after a passenger packed it inside a piece of luggage. The passenger was queried about the weight of the luggage at the check-in counter and learnt it was too heavy. The bag was never checked in or carried on the plane. <br/>