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Third person charged over Melbourne synagogue fire

ABC Australia · Jun 19, 2026, 1:47 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Fire crews at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024.
  • The fire, which police believe was deliberately lit, tore through the synagogue shortly after 4am on December 6, 2024.
  • Early-morning worshippers inside the building were forced to flee.

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Fire crews at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024. (AAP: Con Chronis)

Link copied Share Share article Police have charged a third person over a fire that destroyed the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea in Melbourne's south-east.

The fire, which police believe was deliberately lit, tore through the synagogue shortly after 4am on December 6, 2024.

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