By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-30 02:36:37 | Updated at 2025-01-30 16:32:13
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Australian police were Thursday investigating if explosives stashed in an abandoned caravan outside Sydney were part of a planned “terrorism event” targeting Jewish residents.
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 said there was no detonator inside.
They said the combined force of the explosives could have created a 40-metre (130-foot) blast zone.
