In Australia, on the morning of Friday December 6, an attack targeted a synagogue in the city of Melbourne. Two people are wanted by the police after intentionally setting fire to the building. The Prime Minister condemned the attack, ensuring that anti-Semitism has no place in the country.
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With our correspondent in Sydney, Leo Roussel
It is an act which aims “ to intimidate ” And ” to create fear in the community “. This is how the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the attack that occurred this morning in a synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood in the city of Melbourne.
Accelerating
This Friday, around 4:10 a.m., two masked individuals attacked the place of worship, spreading an accelerant on the premises then setting the building on fire.
Two people were slightly injured by the flames in this attack which police believe was deliberate and targeted against the Jewish community.
“ Intolerable wave »
In the afternoon, Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with the Australian Prime Minister, denouncing “ an intolerable wave of attacks against Jewish communities in Australia “. For his part, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questioned “ anti-Israeli opinions » from the Australian government.
Victorian Prime Minister Jacinta Allan has pledged €60.5 million to rebuild the synagogue. This Friday evening, the two suspects remain actively sought by the police.
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