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Australian police probe if explosives stashed for antisemitic ‘terrorism’

Caravan discovered in outer suburban Sydney contained industrial explosives and notes listing ‘Jewish entities’

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People and vehicles near where a caravan containing explosives was found on the side of a road in the Sydney suburb of Dural. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP

Australian police were Thursday investigating if explosives stashed in an abandoned caravan outside Sydney were part of a planned “terrorism event” targeting Jewish residents.

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The caravan was discovered 11 days ago in a semirural suburb on the outskirts of Sydney and contained “written notes” listing “Jewish entities”, police said.

“Our investigation is looking at whether the caravan and its contents are acts in preparation for a terrorism event,” New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb told reporters.

Police found industrial “Powergel” mining explosives inside the caravan, although there was no detonator inside.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns. Photo: Photo: Steven Saphore/AAP/dpa
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns. Photo: Photo: Steven Saphore/AAP/dpa

They said the combined force of the explosives could have created a 40-metre (130-foot) blast zone.

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