Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation's Jewish community.

A man has been charged over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation in antisemitic violence in Australia’s second-most populous city

Police in Australia arrested a man on Saturday, a day after the door of a Melbourne synagogue was set alight while people were inside. The 34-year-old man was charged with a string of offences, including reckless conduct endangering life, the Victoria state police said Sunday.