男子在服务期间放火焚烧东墨尔本犹太教堂;20名礼拜者安全逃脱。 Man sets fire to East Melbourne Synagogue during services; 20 worshippers escape safely.

一名男子在每周服务期间向东墨尔本犹太教堂放火,迫使约20名礼拜者安全逃离。 A man set fire to the East Melbourne Synagogue during weekly services, forcing about 20 worshippers to flee safely. 火焰被挡在大楼前面,没有受伤报告。 The blaze was contained to the front of the building with no injuries reported. 警方正在调查纵火案背后的动机, 纵火案是在Adass Israel教堂发生类似火灾七个月后发生的。 Police are investigating the motive behind the arson, which comes seven months after a similar fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue. 反恐警察对前一起事件进行了突袭。 Counter-terrorism police have conducted raids related to the earlier incident.