(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb sites in Melbourne and Sydney will find out before Christmas if he is too dangerous to be released.
Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent the past 15 years behind bars after he was convicted for terrorism offences but the government wants him to stay in jail for another three years.
He plotted to bomb Crown Casino and the MCG on grand final day in a bid to coerce the Australian government to withdraw troops from Iraq.
After a two-week-long hearing Justice Andrew Tinney said he hoped to hand down his decision before Christmas, on December 24 or sooner.
If not then it would be the first week of January, the judge said.
