Trio accused of plot to attack army base denied bail

THREE men accused of planning a terror attack on the Holsworthy army base in Sydney have been denied bail.Melbourne magistrate Peter Reardon said this afternoon that Saney Edow Aweys, Nayef El Sayed and Yacub Khayre had not demonstrated the exceptional circumstances required to be released on bail.The three men have been charged with conspiring to plan a terrorist attack. Mr Aweys also faces charges of preparing to go to Somalia to engage in conflict and helping another man travel there to fight in the civil war.Two other men, Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed and Wissam Mahmoud Fattal, have also been charged over the terror plot but did not apply for bail.Four of the five men were arrested in Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police dawn raids on 19 properties in Melbourne on August 4.Lawyers or the men had argued during the four-day bail hearing that their clients were in lockdown for 18 hours a day at the state's highest secure unit at Barwon Prison and they faced significant delay of two years before their trial would be heard.They also argued the case against the three men was not strong.Mr Reardon said he was not persuaded that the evidence presented by the prosecution and the Australian Federal Police was weak but did say he was concerned about the onerous jail conditions.,,more..http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25989334-2702,00.html