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Man says he was acting under duress when he set fire to Bondi brewery (Police say criminals for hire could be behind Sydney anti-Semitic attacks)
Man says he was acting under duress when he set fire to Bondi brewery (Police say criminals for hire could be behind Sydney anti-Semitic attacks)
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www.abc.net.au Man says he was acting under duress when he set fire to Bondi brewery
NSW Police investigate whether criminals involved in some of Sydney’s anti-Semitic attacks were hired by an underworld network in exchange for payment.
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In short:
A man behind one of the fires in Sydney's east told police he committed the offence after threats were made to his family related to owed money.
The revelation supports an emerging police theory about criminal organisation links to the recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks.
So far, nine people have been charged by NSW Police with 59 offences under Strike Force Pearl.