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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The accused ringleader of a suspected Australian terror cell is well known for his radical Islamic views, earning headlines for declaring on national television that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is "a great man."
Abdul Nacer Benbrika, an Algerian-Australian cleric also known as Abu Bakr, was one of nine terror suspects arrested in the southern city of Melbourne in a series of raids early Tuesday that also netted eight suspects in Sydney.
Prosecutors told a Melbourne court Tuesday that Abu Bakr was the alleged leader of a group that planned to carry out a jihad or holy war targeting Australian citizens.
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