Article 6YEB4 PM condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside

PM condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside

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Josh Taylor
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Police allege a man entered the grounds at about 8pm on Friday and poured a flammable liquid on the front door

Anthony Albanese has pledged federal support for Victorian authorities after police reported a suspicious fire was lit at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night.

Victoria police alleged an unknown man entered the grounds of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation on Albert Street at about 8pm on Friday and poured a flammable liquid on the front door of the building and set it on fire.

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