SYDNEY: Counter-terrorism police have arrested a man in Sydney for allegedly making threats against New Year's Eve celebrations in an online blog, authorities said Friday.

The arrest came a week after police said they had foiled a "significant" Islamic State-inspired terror plot for Christmas Day targeting central Melbourne with explosives.

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