<sod >Two men facing terrorism charges in Australia were involved in an aborted attempt to place an improvised explosive device on an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney last month in a plot directed by the Islamic State group, police said Friday.< eod>< sod > Two men facing terrorism charges in Australia were involved in an Isis plotÃÂ to place an improvised explosive device (IED)ÃÂ on an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney last month,ÃÂ police said Friday.< eod>