Man arrested for crashing car into Russian consulate in Sydney


  • World
  • Monday, 01 Sep 2025

A police vehicle is parked on a closed street near the scene where a car crashed into the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A man was arrested on Monday after ramming his car into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australian police said.

Police said that officers responded shortly after 8 a.m. (2200 GMT) to reports of an unauthorised vehicle parked in the driveway of an address on Fullerton Street that corresponded with the location of the Russian consulate.

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