‘Explosives cache’ incident that sparked antisemitism fears was faked – police
An explosives-filled trailer that Australian politicians described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax – and was never meant to be detonated, police have said.
Law enforcement agencies investigating January’s discovery of the trailer on the outskirts of Sydney revealed in a news conference that its placement was concocted by criminals who meant to derive personal gain from tipping off authorities to its presence – a bizarre twist in a saga that followed a months-long wave of antisemitic crimes in Australia.
