Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the incident was an “outrage” and expressed his support for Sydney’s Jewish community. The incident is being investigated as terrorism.
Authorities in the Australian city of Sydney said Wednesday they were looking for two people they believe were responsible for spray painting anti-Israel messages and setting a car alight in a suburb home to a long-established Jewish community.
The incident, which is being investigated as terrorism, comes after last week’s arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne.
What is known about the attack
The incident took place in the eastern suburb of Woollahra.
New South Wales police said they were called to an address in the suburb at 1 a.m. (1400 GMT/UTC) on Wednesday after reports that a car was burning in the street.
“This vehicle, along with another, two buildings and the footpath along Magney Street were graffitied,” police said in a statement.
Police say they’re looking for two suspects — aged between 15 and 20 — who were spotted at the scene of the attack wearing face masks and dark clothing.
