Truck caught on camera plowing into famed Australian synagogue in alleged hate crime

Video shows the moment a man allegedly drove a truck into the Brisbane Synagogue gates before fleeing. The suspect is facing hate crime charges.


Truck caught on camera plowing into famed Australian synagogue in alleged hate crime
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Footage shows the truck driving in front of the place of worship, and then suddenly stopping and backing up into the gates, knocking one side down.

The driver could then be seen putting the vehicle back into drive and speeding away in the same direction.

No one was injured during the incident, officials said.

Authorities said there is no ongoing threat to the community.

Sajid Akram was killed, and Naveed Akram was critically injured in a gun battle with police at the scene.

Naveed Akram is charged with one count of committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and additional firearms and explosives offenses, according to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions' website.

Weeks after the massacre, police clashed with anti-Israel demonstrators as Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Australia.

Fox News Digital's Efrat Lachter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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