NSW Counter-Terrorism Police Assumes Investigation of Attack on Synagogue

NSW Police are calling on the public to help identify the suspects involved in the incidents.

Police believe these 2 individuals spray painted graffiti on the fence and building, while also attempting to light a fire at the Newtown Synagogue in Sydney, Australia, at 4:25 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2025. NSW Police

Investigations into the anti-Semitic vandalism of a second synagogue in Sydney will now be overseen by New South Wales (NSW) counter-terrorism police.

In an effort to address the recent escalation of anti-Semitic attacks on the Jewish community, the NSW government has deployed the state’s anti-terrorism task force.