article_snippet.sent: The suspects planned to attack during a major national commemoration in a week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: The act that we believe was in preparation involved attacks against police officers," Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.
article_snippet.sent: Police said The suspects were targeting a ceremony on Anzac Day (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps Day), which is April 25 and this year is the centennial of the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I. Abbott avoided the term ISIS -- or Islamic State -- to call out those who authorities believed influenced The suspects.