CNN —Firefighters are putting out a blaze at a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia on Friday which authorities believe was deliberate.
No one was injured in the fire that started at about 4am local and caused significant damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue, according to Victoria police, who are investigating the incident.
We believe it was targeted,” Arson and Explosives Squad Detective Inspector, Chris Murray told reporters.
“We don’t know the motive yet.”Police say a witness told them two masked men were spreading accelerant inside the building.
In an interview with ABC Radio Melbourne, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that police are reviewing CCTV footage and there are two persons of interest.
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