Allan condemns ‘cowards’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside | Victoria

Victoria Prime Minister Jacinta Allan condemned the police after a suspicious fire in a synagogue in Eastern Melbourne on Friday night.

Victoria police claimed that an unknown man had entered the justification of the Eastern Melbourne Hebrew community on Albert Street on Friday night at 20.00 and poured a flammable liquid on the front door of the building.

Police claimed that the man had left the scene in the west direction along Albert Street.

During the incident, there were 20 predicted people in the synagogue, which had to evacuate behind the building. There was no reported injury.

Firefighters extinguished the fire at the entrance.

The police were talking to the participants and they were trying to determine precise conditions, including motivation behind the incident. Arson was going to join the chemist at the scene and the police were looking for CCTV images.

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“There is absolutely no room for anti -Semitic or hate -based behaviors in our society, Victoria Police said.

The incident occurred between Friday and Saturday evenings in Shabat, the Jewish resting day.

Allan said that the action was çok Shameful behavior by a packet of cowardly ”.

“The fact that it took place in Shabat makes it more disgusting,” he said.

“Any attack rather than a worship is an act of hate, and the attack instead of a Jewish worship is an act of anti -Semitism.”

Allan said antisemitism has no place in Victoria.

“We are here to support your bottle and help you to heal,” he said.

“To our Jewish community: I stand with you in the struggle against hatred and fear, and the Victorian people stand with you.”

Allan also acknowledged that a Melbourne CBD restaurant was arrested after an incident between protesters and police.

State liberal deputy David Southwick said that the alleged perpetrators in a social media mission should be delivered to justice.

Im My thoughts are with every member of the Jewish community affected by these inferior attacks, ”he said.

“We cannot allow these haters to kidnap our streets, city or state. We must unite against anti -Semitic violence.”

Australia Jewish Jewish co -director Alex Ryvchin said that those responsible should confront all the power of the law.

“These events are clear evidence that a serious rise and anti -Semitism crisis for our community are not only continuing but also worse,” he said.

“We call on all sides of politics and all Australians to condemn these pitiful crimes.”