A trailer packed with explosives and a list of apparent Jewish targets was found hidden in an Australian suburb last week, police revealed Wednesday — in what they described as a thwarted
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More than 100 counter-terrorism officials are involved in the investigation following the discovery of the caravan.
A man claiming to own the Dural property linked to a counterterrorism investigation says police broke down the front door and handcuffed his tenant.
NSW Premier Chris Minns is speaking on an ongoing investigation, after police uncovered a caravan carrying items purportedly illustrating a terror plot.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation says it anticipated spikes in politically motivated violence months before a caravan laced with explosives, intended for Jewish targets in Sydney, was discovered by the side of the road 10 days ago.
Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian political leaders to warn of an escalation in hatred and decry as terrorism explosives found earlier in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.
A significant operation is underway in Greater Sydney after more than 100 police officers discovered a caravan packed with explosives at a residential property in Dural. The discovery was made on January 19 following a tip-off, with authorities indicating the explosives could have been intended for an antisemitic attack.
Australian police say they have foiled a planned antisemitic attack after discovering a caravan containing explosives alongside a list of Jewish targets. Police found enough explosives to make a bomb with a blast of around 130ft (40m) hidden in a caravan in the Sydney suburb of Dural on 19 January,
Israel urged Australia to do more to halt an "epidemic of antisemitism" in the country as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was doing all it could to combat attacks that he says include domestic terrorism.
The New South Wales government has thrown its "full support" behind Police Commissioner Karen Webb, despite scrutiny over her handling of the latest antisemitic threat to the Jewish community.
NSW Police will begin patrolling Jewish schools across the state in a bid to protect students and teachers from further potential anti-Semitic attacks.