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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have both labelled the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue a terrorist attack ahead of police agencies meeting to determine the technical designation. The Prime Minister also announced a further $32.5 million in funding for stronger security at Jewish community facilities such as schools and synagogues. Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue was badly damaged in an alleged anti-Semitic attack in the early hours of Friday.
“A place of worship is sacrosanct and people should go to a church or go to a synagogue or a mosque or a temple, wherever it might be, they should be able to practice their religious place freely.” Cabinet minister Murray Watt said he personally believed the incident was terrorism but ultimately the judgment was one for security agencies. “But whatever we label it, it is an absolute outrage.
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