Australian security officials say that they have thwarted an alleged plot by Islamist extremists to snatch a random member of the Australian public and behead them on camera. MoreKanye West Got Rushed to a Hospital During His Australia TourA Global Jobs Crisis Is Coming, Says World BankWill U.K. Exist Tomorrow? Scots Vote on Independence NBC NewsBachelorette Party Missing in Mexico After Odile Turn Up Safe NBC NewsMore Trouble: Arizona Running Back Charged With Assault NBC NewsThe revelation comes after raids on 25 homes across Sydney and Brisbane early Thursday morning by more than 800 uniformed police officers, forensic experts, and agents from chief spy agency ASIO, in the largest counterterrorism raid every conducted on Australian soil. The raids resulted in the seizure of computers, documents, a firearm and the arrest of 15 suspects, one of whom, 22-year-old Omarjan Azari, will face court in Sydney later on Thursday, when details of the alleged beheading plot are expected to be revealed. “You know it is of serious concern that right at the heart of our communities we have people that are planning to conduct random attacks,” New South Wales police commissioner Andrew Scipione said at a press briefing.

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