Australian Federal Police and Victorian state police have reportedly raided homes across Melbourne as part of an anti-terrorism crackdown.
"I can confirm that Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police executed a number of search warrants in Melbourne this morning as part of an anti-terrorism investigation," a police spokeswoman was quoted as saying by The Age newspaper on Thursday.
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The raids were part of an investigation into the funding of terrorist organisations.
"The community can be assured that this investigation is not related to any terrorist-related threat or incident," she said.
The raids took place in suburbs of Glenroy, Coolaroo, Pascoe Vale and Dandenong.
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