article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Five young men were arrested Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, in what police called a major counterterrorism operation.
article_snippet.sent: In December, Australian authorities stormed a Sydney chocolate cafe where a self-styled Muslim cleric had been holding hostages, killing the gunman.
article_snippet.sent: Two of the 17 hostages initially held by the gunman died.
article_snippet.sent: In February, two men were charged with plotting terror activities in Sydney.
article_snippet.sent: In February, Abbott announced tougher citizenship laws as a part of the government's new counterterrorism strategy.
article_snippet.sent: Authorities have suspended Australian passports of those Authorities suspect of terrorist activity.