(Age) Two Melbourne brothers and their friend have pleaded guilty to terror offences after planning to buy a firearm with the intention of gunning down members of the public.
Ertunc Eriklioglu, 33, Samed Eriklioglu, 28, and Hanifi Halis, 23, all pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiring together to do acts in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act, including buying a firearm.
The three men, who police believe at the time of their arrests were plotting a terror attack in the name of Islamic State, each pleaded guilty in the County Court on Friday after spending weeks preparing to take their cases to trial.
Their indictment says they were negotiating and agreeing to buy a firearm between November 9 and 19, 2018.
