NSW Police has confirmed that a Sydney caravan filed with explosives had the potential to cause a mass casualty event. However, they say more is needed before this can be designated a terrorism incident.
SYDNEY: Australian authorities said Wednesday (j=Jan 29) they had seized explosives stored in a caravan in greater Sydney possibly intended for a "mass casualty" anti-Semitic attack.
Australian police have said they foiled a potential antisemitic attack on discovering a trailer packed with explosives in northwest Sydney, alarming the Jewish community following a spate of arson and graffiti incidents.
A Sydney school is vandalized with antisemitic graffiti in the latest attack on Australian Jews:: January 30, 2025:: Sydney, Australia:: Chris Minns, New South Wales Premier“It is utterly appalling and shameful that an individual would spray racist hate-filled messages on a school.
Australian city's Jewish community on edge after police — who kept the incident secret until it was leaked — say they're probing possible connections to recent antisemitic attacks
As three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political leaders warned of an escalation in hatred and decried as terrorism an incident of
Australian police believe explosives found on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months.
A disturbing note and powerful explosives strong enough to create a 40-metre blast radius were found inside a Sydney caravan police say was intended for a “mass casualty” anti-Semitic attack.
Queensland Police are working with New South Wales after a potential anti-Semitic terror attack was foiled in Sydney’s northwest.
Caravan in outer suburban Sydney contained industrial explosives and notes listing 'Jewish entities' Australian police were Thursday investigating if explosives stashed in an abandoned caravan outside Sydney were part of a planned "terrorism event" targeting Jewish residents.
Police and political leaders have voiced concern about escalating antisemitism across the community after the discovery of a caravan packed with explosives parked at a property in the Sydney's north-west and the vandalism of a Jewish school overnight.
Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales, emphasized that the operation targeting these antisemitic crimes is “just getting started.”