Damage is seen to the exterior of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Melbourne, Australia on July 5, 2025. AAP Image/James Ross
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Children and their families were among those forced to evacuate a synagogue targeted by arsonists, just as protesters descended on a nearby Israeli restaurant shouting “offensive chants.”
A group of about 20 people had to flee when a man doused the front of the temple in a flammable liquid and set it alight about 8 p.m. on Friday, Victoria Police said.
Australian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.
