Three men were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of plotting an "Islamic State (IS)-inspired" terrorist attack in Melbourne, police said. "They were certainly looking at a place of mass gathering, where there would be crowds. They were trying to focus on trying to have a place where they could kill as many people as possible," Graham Ashton, Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, told the media.

Ashton said that the suspects, who have not been identified, tried to get .22 caliber semi-automatic rifles but that the exact place in which they sought to attack was unknown, reports CNN.