Terror Rocket Launcher Stolen from Aussie DOD

An audit of the Australian Defense Force has concluded a shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket seized during raids on a Sydney man with alleged links to terrorism was stolen from Australian army stocks. The weapon was seized in a raid linked to a plot to blow up an Australian bridge and nuclear reactor. The man arrested was charged with 17 counts in connection with stealing the weapon. He is currently awaiting trial. Defense Minister Brendan Nelson admitted the M-72 anti-tank weapon recovered by police in last year’s raids had come from military stocks, an Australian newspaper reported. Click Here for Full Blotter Coverage. Anti-terror police are hunting for six more of the weapons, five of which they say were sold to terrorists and all of which they believe came from the military’s stock, according to the Sydney Morning Herald’s Monday edition. The revelation is the latest embarrassment for the Australian military, which is still recovering from the fallout after they temporarily lost the body of Private Jake Kovco, the only Australian casualty in Iraq. Picture courtesy of DND Canada.