Owner of Van Full of Explosives Intended for Anti-Semitic Attack Already in Custody: Police

Police reveal information on people arrested in relation to a van full of explosives police say was destined for a ’mass-casualty' event targeting Jews.
Owner of Van Full of Explosives Intended for Anti-Semitic Attack Already in Custody: Police
A New South Wales Police officer at a crime scene in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 13, 2019. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
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Details surrounding the arrest of several people police who allege could have been linked to a caravan full of explosives in Sydney have come to light. It comes as police defend having kept their investigations under wraps until they were leaked by media.

It can now be reported that one woman arrested in relation to the van full of explosives had already been charged over a prior anti-Semitic event, while the owner of the van was already in custody regarding unrelated anti-Semitic offences.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.