Two people have been injured in a Melbourne synagogue fire as the Australian PM condemned the 'deliberate' antisemitic attack.
Two people have been injured in a Melbourne synagogue fire as the Australian PM condemned the 'deliberate' antisemitic attack. Firefighters were called to the Adass Israel synagogue in the early hours of Friday following reports that the building was ablaze.Community leaders said "a few people" were in the building at the time for morning prayers.Police are now hunting for two people believed to have been behind the attack, who were wearing masks at the time.
We believe it has been targeted. What we don't know is why and we'll get to the why."Read more: UN 'stained by anti-Semitism', Israeli ambassador claims amid deepening row over response to Iranian strikesRead more: Every child to learn about the Holocaust in school, Starmer pledges, as he vows to fight 'resurgence of antisemitism' In a statement, Anthony Albanese condemned the attack, saying it was "clearly aimed at creating fear in the community".
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