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Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says
Iran's Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency said on Wednesday.
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What happenedIran's Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency said on Wednesday.
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Right / center-rightIranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says
Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says
Iran's Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency sa...
Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, said Mike Burgess, director general of the Aus...
