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'Attack on all of us': Jewish leader condemns alleged Brisbane synagogue ramming
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Officers say the Toyota Hilux utility knocked down the gates to the property on Margaret Street in Brisbane's CBD, shortly after 7pm on Friday. The driver fled the scene before being taken into custody a short time la...
Officers say the Toyota Hilux utility knocked down the gates to the property on Margaret Street in Brisbane's CBD, shortly after 7pm on Friday.
The driver fled the scene before being taken into custody a short time later. No one was injured during the incident.
Police said a 32-year-old Sunnybank man was expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday, charged with wilful damage, serious vilification or hate crime.
He is also accused of dangerously operating a vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs and the utensils for their use. Menu
Advertisement Australia 'Attack on all of us': Jewish leader condemns alleged Brisbane synagogue ramming It comes after a man allegedly rammed the gates of a Brisbane synagogue with his ute on Friday night. A still from CCTV footage showing a ute backing into a white gate CCTV showed the vehicle ramming the synagogue's front gates on Friday night. Source: AAP / Queensland Police
In Brief A man has been charged with wilful damage, serious vilification or a hate crime after a car was used to ram a Brisbane synagogue. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said Jewish Australians would be feeling deeply distressed by the alleged attack. Police have charged a man after a car was used to ram the gates of a Brisbane synagogue.
Officers say the Toyota Hilux utility knocked down the gates to the property on Margaret Street in Brisbane's CBD, shortly after 7pm on Friday.
The driver fled the scene before being taken into custody a short time later.
Advertisement No one was injured during the incident.
Police said a 32-year-old Sunnybank man was expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday, charged with wilful damage, serious vilification or hate crime.
He is also accused of dangerously operating a vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs and the utensils for their use.
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Queensland plans laws with two-year jail terms for 'from the river to the sea' slogan Libby Burke, vice president of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies, said their community was deeply distressed that a place of worship had been targeted.
"This attack is not only an attack on my community, it is an attack on all of us," she said.
"A synagogue is a sacred space — a place of prayer, reflection and community.
"To see its gates viciously rammed is profoundly devastating and is not dissimilar to what we have seen throughout the globe."
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has described the alleged attack as concerning and said Jewish Australians would be feeling deeply distressed by the incident.
"I have spoken to Jewish leaders, as well as police, and I want to assure Queenslanders we are taking this seriously," he wrote on social media.
"This is another signal as to why we have put strong laws before parliament to protect all people where they worship.
"We are going through the process and I fully intend to have them passed during the next sitting of parliament."
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Officers say the Toyota Hilux utility knocked down the gates to the property on Margaret Street in Brisbane's CBD, shortly after 7pm on Friday.
The driver fled the scene before being taken into custody a short time later. No one was injured during the incident.
Police said a 32-year-old Sunnybank man was expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday, charged with wilful damage, serious vilification or hate crime.
He is also accused of dangerously operating a vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs and the utensils for their use. Menu
Advertisement Australia 'Attack on all of us': Jewish leader condemns alleged Brisbane synagogue ramming It comes after a man allegedly rammed the gates of a Brisbane synagogue with his ute on Friday night. A still from CCTV footage showing a ute backing into a white gate CCTV showed the vehicle ramming the synagogue's front gates on Friday night. Source: AAP / Queensland Police
In Brief A man has been charged with wilful damage, serious vilification or a hate crime after a car was used to ram a Brisbane synagogue. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said Jewish Australians would be feeling deeply distressed by the alleged attack. Police have charged a man after a car was used to ram the gates of a Brisbane synagogue.
Officers say the Toyota Hilux utility knocked down the gates to the property on Margaret Street in Brisbane's CBD, shortly after 7pm on Friday.
The driver fled the scene before being taken into custody a short time later.
Advertisement No one was injured during the incident.
Police said a 32-year-old Sunnybank man was expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday, charged with wilful damage, serious vilification or hate crime.
He is also accused of dangerously operating a vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs and the utensils for their use.
READ MORE
Queensland plans laws with two-year jail terms for 'from the river to the sea' slogan Libby Burke, vice president of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies, said their community was deeply distressed that a place of worship had been targeted.
"This attack is not only an attack on my community, it is an attack on all of us," she said.
"A synagogue is a sacred space — a place of prayer, reflection and community.
"To see its gates viciously rammed is profoundly devastating and is not dissimilar to what we have seen throughout the globe."
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has described the alleged attack as concerning and said Jewish Australians would be feeling deeply distressed by the incident.
"I have spoken to Jewish leaders, as well as police, and I want to assure Queenslanders we are taking this seriously," he wrote on social media.
"This is another signal as to why we have put strong laws before parliament to protect all people where they worship.
"We are going through the process and I fully intend to have them passed during the next sitting of parliament."
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