A community is on edge following an arson attack upon one of Australia's oldest synagogues. - Photo: AAP
SYDNEY: A man suspected of setting fire to an Australian synagogue as worshippers ate dinner inside has been arrested and charged, police said Sunday (July 6).
The 34-year-old allegedly set the front door of a busy Melbourne synagogue ablaze on Friday night as around 20 people ate dinner in observation of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.
