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PERTH. — Cricket Australia has assured fans over security arrangements for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan yesterday after police foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day.About 400 police and members of Australia’s domestic spy agency conducted overnight raids on homes in the suburbs of Melbourne and arrested six men and a woman, all Australian citizens in their 20s.

“Our security team is in contact with the relevant authorities to ensure we have the appropriate level of security at the Boxing Day Test and other cricket matches being held around the country,” CA chief executive James Sutherland said.

“The safety and security of our fans, players and officials attending any cricket match is our number one priority. — Reuters