An article from the Sydney Morning Herald describes the backgrounds of four men who planned to attack Melbourne, Australia’s most populated places with bombs and knives on or around Christmas in 2016. It discusses how they became radicalized and worked together to develop their plot. Police arrested the men before they could actually execute their plot, which likely would have resulted in Melbourne’s most deadly terror attack. At least two of the men attempted to join the Islamic State, but they were stopped by Australian authorities who refused their departure. It is likely that these activities, as well as time spent interacting with like-minded jihadists on online forums and purchasing suspicious items that could be used in attacks, were what caught the attention of authorities who eventually arrested the group. The Sydney Morning Herald.