2024 Melbourne synagogue attack
| 2024 Melbourne synagogue attack | |
|---|---|
Location of the Adass Israel synagogue in Ripponlea, Victoria. | |
| Location | Adass Israel Synagogue, Ripponlea, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°52′33″S 144°59′45″E / 37.8758°S 144.9959°E |
| Date | 6 December 2024 4:10 a.m. (AEDT; UTC+11:00) |
| Target | Members of the congregation, the synagogue building |
Attack type | Arson terrorist attack |
| Weapon | Petrol |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | At least three unknown perpetrators |
| Motive | Unknown |
Destruction of the building Injury of one congregation member Victoria Police declare the incident a terrorist attack on 9 December Counter-terrorism units of the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police search for perpetrators. | |
On 6 December 2024, at approximately 4:10 am local time, an arson terrorist attack took place at the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne in Ripponlea, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The resulting fire injured one member of the synagogue and caused significant damage to the building. Investigation of the attack was assigned to the Australian Federal Police's counter-terrorism unit. On 9 December 2024, Victoria Police stated the incident was being treated as a terrorist attack. The perpetrators of the attack reportedly used an accelerant and followed by spreading that throughout the interior of the building with a broom before lighting the accelerant fluid. And police commenced searching for the perpetrators of the attack.