Fake plan to attack Australia synagogue fabricated by organized crime: Police
Australia’s police say a fake plan to attack a Sydney synagogue using a caravan of explosives was fabricated by an organized crime network in order to divert police resources.
In January, Sydney authorities found explosives in a caravan, which could have created a blast wave of 40 meters, along with the address of a synagogue.
Australian police said on Monday that the attack was fabricated by a criminal organization in order to divert police resources.
The ease with which the caravan was found, along with the lack of a detonate,r suggests there was never any intent to attack Jewish targets.
“The caravan was never going to cause a mass casualty event but instead was concocted by criminals who wanted to cause fear for personal benefit,” said Krissy Barrett, the Australian Federal Police’s Deputy Commissioner for National Security.
“Almost immediately, experienced investigators ... believed that the caravan was part of a fabricated terrorism plot, essentially a criminal con job.”
#BREAKING 🚨 The Australian Federal Police says the caravan found on the outskirts of Sydney in January was “a fake terrorism plot” that was “never going to cause a mass casualty event”
— 6 News Australia (@6NewsAU) March 10, 2025
Police say it was a “concocted by criminals who wanted to cause fear for personal benefit” pic.twitter.com/b6TGgdYkNR
Police are yet to make any arrests in relation to the planning of the plot, but have gone public with the information in order to provide comfort to the Jewish community in Sydney, Dave Hudson, New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner, said during a news conference.
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