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Karen Sweeney

Mixed verdicts for terror accused bushfire brothers

Aran (left) and Ari Sherani have been acquitted of attempting to commit terrorist acts. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A Melbourne man who admitted setting two bushfires while declaring civilians would be "tasted by the fire of Allah" has been found not guilty of attempting to commit terrorist acts.

But jurors found Aran Sherani guilty of doing acts in preparation for or planning of a terrorist act, after he admitted filming himself pledging allegiance to Islamic State while armed with a knife and bragging about being on the run from police.

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