SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Three men have been charged with  terrorism offences, Australia’s Victoria state police said yesterday, following raids the previous day which police said  related to a plot to carry out suicide attacks on an army base.

The three men have been charged with “conspiring to commit  an act in preparation or planning a terrorist act” a Victoria  police statement said.

A fourth man, who is already in police custody, is also  expected to be charged later today, the police statement  said.