'I'm not going to stop firing': Chilling audio reveals plans for Sydney terror attack
A man planning a Sydney terror attack told undercover police he wouldn't stop shooting, even if he had a baby in his sights.
20-year-old Tamim Khaja, an Islamic State supporter, has pleaded guilty to planning or preparing a terrorist attack.
The young extremist was under surveillance by counter terrorism police, watched from the ground, from the air, his secret messages hacked.
On Friday, audio recordings of his conversations with undercover officers were released by a court.
"If I had something heavy duty, and I wasn't alone, if I had someone with me, I could maximise the results a lot," Khaja can be heard saying.
"I'm not going to stop firing. If there's like a 2 month old baby, or someone holding a baby, I wouldn't buckle in the situation."
Khaja had considered various targets, including court houses, the US Embassy, the Navy Base at Woolloomooloo and the Timor Army Barracks at Dundas.
"The base is basically for ANZAC day or whatever, they have a lot of soldiers come there," Khaja can be heard saying in the audio.
"Regularly there will be soldiers there that will come train kids on the weekend."
Khaja started planning his attack after a failed attempt to travel to Syria.
The judge described Khaja as appearing to be in a state of possessed, religious fanaticism. He said when the 20-year-old spoke of his plans it was as if he was planning a picnic and not a terrorist attack.
Khaja was arrested in 2016, allegedly trying to source a gun and suicide belt to carry out a "lone wolf" attack.
The judge will hand down his sentence next month.
His family have always supported him - but their son could now be facing life imprisonment.
