Truck smashes into famed synagogue, police charge man with hate crime: 'Very distressing'

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A antheral has been criminally charged aft allegedly damaging the famed Brisbane Synagogue successful Australia connected Friday night.

A 32-year-old Sunnybank man, whose sanction has not yet been released, is charged with willful damage, superior vilification oregon hatred crime, unsafe cognition of a vehicle, possession of unsafe drugs and possession of utensils oregon pipes etc. for use, according to a connection from Queensland Police.

Authorities said conscionable aft 7:15 p.m. section clip Friday, a achromatic Toyota Hilux inferior motortruck struck and knocked down the gates of the synagogue, located connected Margaret Street, earlier leaving the scene.

Police rapidly tracked down the car and took the operator into custody without incident.

Street presumption    of the Brisbane Synagogue

The Brisbane Synagogue successful Brisbane, Australia, was rammed by a tiny motortruck precocious Friday. (Google Maps)

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No 1 was injured during the incident, according to officials.

The suspect, who is believed to person acted alone, volition look Brisbane Magistrates Court connected Saturday.

There is nary ongoing menace to the community.

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According to Queensland police, the fishy is facing respective charges, including a hatred crime. (Robbie Stephenson/PA Images via Getty Images)

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"The Queensland Police Service is focused connected ensuring assemblage information and continues to enactment and prosecute with each section spiritual communities," the bureau wrote.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said helium was briefed connected the incident, noting the incidental was "very distressing for the Jewish assemblage successful Queensland."

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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli called the incidental "very distressing for the Jewish assemblage successful Queensland."

Crisafulli added helium spoke with Jewish leaders, arsenic good arsenic police, and assured Queenslanders the incidental is being taken seriously.

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"This is different awesome arsenic to wherefore we person enactment beardown laws earlier Parliament to support each radical wherever they worship," Crisafulli wrote successful a connection connected X. "We are going done the process and I afloat mean to person them passed during the adjacent sitting of Parliament."

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