<p>Australian counter-terrorism police confirmed Friday they raided five Sydney homes Thursday which were linked to a man's alleged plot to execute a random member of the public in Martin Place in the city's central business district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While Martin Place was the same location as this week's siege, the two events were not connected, police told the Australian Broadcasting Commission.<br /><br />The execution of the warrants was part of the on-going anti-terror operation Appleby, which staged widespread raids in Sydney in September, Xinhua reported.No charges have yet been laid as a result of the latest raids but computers and weapons were seized.<br /><br />One of the homes in the latest raids was linked to Omarjan Azari, 22, who was arrested in the September raids.<br /><br />It was then alleged he was planning to randomly execute a member of the public in Martin Place, as well as funding Australian Muslim extremists planning to fight with IS in Syria and Iraq. <br /><br />On Friday, Azari made a brief appearance via video link in a Sydney court in relation to those September charges, according to Seven News. Three new charges further relating to funding terrorist groups have been laid, the court heard.<br /><br />Azari was appearing via video from New South Wales Supermax prison where the worst of the state's criminals with terror links are held. </p>
<p>Australian counter-terrorism police confirmed Friday they raided five Sydney homes Thursday which were linked to a man's alleged plot to execute a random member of the public in Martin Place in the city's central business district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While Martin Place was the same location as this week's siege, the two events were not connected, police told the Australian Broadcasting Commission.<br /><br />The execution of the warrants was part of the on-going anti-terror operation Appleby, which staged widespread raids in Sydney in September, Xinhua reported.No charges have yet been laid as a result of the latest raids but computers and weapons were seized.<br /><br />One of the homes in the latest raids was linked to Omarjan Azari, 22, who was arrested in the September raids.<br /><br />It was then alleged he was planning to randomly execute a member of the public in Martin Place, as well as funding Australian Muslim extremists planning to fight with IS in Syria and Iraq. <br /><br />On Friday, Azari made a brief appearance via video link in a Sydney court in relation to those September charges, according to Seven News. Three new charges further relating to funding terrorist groups have been laid, the court heard.<br /><br />Azari was appearing via video from New South Wales Supermax prison where the worst of the state's criminals with terror links are held. </p>