" Police collect evidence outside a house in the inner Sydney suburb of Surry Hills on Sunday http://www.buffalosabresteamstore.com/adidas-alexander-mogilny-jersey , after it was raided in a major joint counter-terrorism operation. Photo: AFP Security has been tightened at Australian airports after police foiled ""Islamic-inspired"" plans for a bomb attack on an aircraft during counter-terrorism raids in which four men were arrested, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Sunday.
The increased security presence caused minor delays for some air transport operators on Sunday and authorities warned travelers to prepare for potentially more significant disruptions as traffic picked up during the week.
""In recent days, law enforcement has become aware of information that suggested some people in Sydney were planning to commit a terrorist act using an improvised device,"" AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin said during a press conference with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday.
""We do believe it is Islamic-inspired terrorism. Exactly what is behind this is something that we will need to investigate fully.
""At this time we don't have a great deal of information on the specific attack, the location, date or time. However http://www.buffalosabresteamstore.com/ , we are investigating information indicating that the aviation industry was potentially a target.""
Five properties were searched on Saturday across the Sydney suburbs of Surry Hills, Lakemba, Punchbowl and Wiley Park. The commissioner said four of those searches may continue for days.
An AFP spokesperson told Reuters the four men, who were arrested on Saturday, had not been charged as of Sunday afternoon.
Turnbull said advice from Australian security and intelligence agencies had led to increased security measures at Sydney airport on Thursday with tighter security implemented at the country's other domestic and international airports on Saturday.
Colvin said travelers could expect an increased police and security agency presence at airports.
""You can expect longer delays to make sure that more screening is being done on baggage, both hold luggage as well as hand luggage.""
Airlines Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia notified passengers via text messages, social media and e-mails to expect delays though disruptions at the nation's airports appeared to be minimal on Sunday.
A spokesperson for Adelaide Airport reported delays of about half an hour for some flights but said traffic was otherwise smooth. A spokesman for Melbourne Airport, Australia's second busiest, said it was preparing for delays during peak weekday periods.
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by Xinhua writer Qu Junya
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- With its steady and strong economic growth and continued commitment to globalization http://www.buffalosabresteamstore.com/adidas-zach-bogosian-jersey , China remains a strong engine for the global economy, serving as a stabilizing factor and source of confidence in a world full of uncertainties.
Its new ideas and initiatives are also helping improve the world order amid uncertainties created by global economic sluggishness, a surge in populism and protectionism in Western countries, the Brexit process, terrorism and geopolitical black swans, among others.
BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR AND POWERHOUSE OF WORLD ECONOMY
Maintaining a gross domestic product (GDP) increase between 6.7 percent and 7.2 percent for 11 quarters http://www.buffalosabresteamstore.com/adidas-victor-antipin-jersey , in the first quarter of 2017, China recorded a more-than-expected 6.9 percent year-on-year rise, prompting the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions to revise up its economic outlook.
In 2016, China's economy grew by 6.7 percent, contributing more than 30 percent to the global GDP total.
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"More importantly though is that it showed that rebalancing is continuing, with most of the growth coming through consumption, and that is exactly what we wanted to see," leading Australian economist James Laurenceson said, citing the "positive impact" that "more Australian goods and more Australian services go to China than any other country."
Customs statistics show a fall of 35.7 percent in China's trade surplus in the first quarter, with imports worth 423 billion U.S. dollars http://www.buffalosabresteamstore.com/adidas-sam-reinhart-jersey , or an increase of 31.1 percent from the same period last year.
"Globally, trade has been suffering and slowing down. China is the world's largest trading nation, it is the world's second-largest economy, and is growing at one of the fastest rates in the world," Laurenceson said."So whenever you have such a significant economy experiencing robust trade growth, that's excellent for the global economy too."
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IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld said, "With those reforms, we are confident in China maintaining stability down the road."
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