US EditionMan Charged with Theft of Car Used in Melbourne Synagogue Arson Attack
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, JUL 16 – The 20-year-old faces charges related to the theft of a car linked to multiple crimes including arson and a shooting, as police continue investigating the politically motivated synagogue attack.
- On December 6, 2024, three masked men drove a stolen blue Volkswagen Golf to the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea and set the building on fire with petrol.
- The firebomb attack followed the men's repeated drive-bys and their use of an axe to damage the synagogue entrance before pouring and igniting fuel inside.
- The joint counterterrorism investigation, launched after declaring the incident a likely terrorist attack, tracked the car to other crimes including a nightclub arson and a shooting on the same night.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the attack an "outrage" and an "act of hate," while the government committed $30 million for synagogue restoration and increased security funding.
- A 20-year-old Williamstown man was charged with stealing the vehicle used in the attack and granted bail, while no charges have been laid for the arson itself amid ongoing investigations.
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Man, 20, charged with theft of car used in Melbourne synagogue arson attack
A man has been charged in connection to a Melbourne arson attack which gutted a synagogue and left one person injured in December last year.Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea was targeted in a firebomb attack on December 6 and a joint terrorist investigation later released CCTV of a blue Volkswagen Golf 2020 believed to be involved in the incident.The Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation…
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