Intelligence Report 006/2024
Firebombing synagogue attack labelled a terrorist attack - Melbourne, VIC
Information Obtained
On Friday 06 December, a fire tore through a Melbourne synagogue that has seen ongoing political effects ripple across the public discourse.
The Adass Israel Synagogue, located in Melbourne’s south was set ablaze, estimated to be shortly after 0400 hrs. At this stage, authorities have declared it to be deliberately lit, with Victoria Police telling the media that two men wearing masks had been spotted and QUOTE appearing to spread an accelerant END QUOTE.
COMMENT The Adass Israel sect is an ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism, with the male members recognisable by their white collared shirts, long black coats, and the traditional headwear of broad-brimmed black hats and shtreimel circular hats END COMMENT.
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