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Diners ‘Terrorised’, Synagogue Hit With Arson Attack Forcing 20 to Evacuate

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Diners ‘Terrorised’, Synagogue Hit With Arson Attack Forcing 20 to Evacuate
Damage is seen to the exterior of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Melbourne, Australia on July 5, 2025. AAP Image/James Ross
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7/4/2025|Updated: 7/4/2025
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Children and their families were among those forced to evacuate a synagogue targeted by arsonists, just as protesters descended on a nearby Israeli restaurant shouting “offensive chants.”

A group of about 20 people had to flee when a man doused the front of the temple in a flammable liquid and set it alight about 8 p.m. on Friday, Victoria Police said.

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