MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, the operation to bolster the police facilities in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney is expected to start in February and could last until end of 2017.
The newspaper added that the move was caused by four attacks against the facilities of the Australian Federal Police in different cities during the last 12 months.
According to Australia's National Terrorism Threat Advisory System, the current terrorism threat level is estimated as "probable," which means that certain individuals or groups could carry out terrorist attacks in the country.
