Suspect named in Sydney caravan explosives plot

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A Sydney man who fled Australia after being charged with drug importation offences is now a suspect in the dural caravan plot which police believe to be a terrorism hoax.

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00:00This man is, as we've learned today, a suspect in this investigation into that caravan hoax.

00:07And just to remind the audience, that caravan was found in January containing explosives

00:12on the outskirts of Sydney, and it also contained a note referencing the Great Jewish Synagogue,

00:17which is why it was labelled an anti-Semitic potential terror attack.

00:21They have since revealed that they believe it was a hoax, and we've learned today that

00:25a man named Syed Acker, also known as Aaron, he is now a suspect in that investigation

00:32into who was pulling the strings behind all of this.

00:35He was on bail facing serious drug charges from 2022, including importing a commercial

00:40quantity of a border-controlled drug.

00:43And a warrant has been issued by the New South Wales District Court since 2023, when he didn't

00:48show up for his latest court appearance.

00:50Authorities believe he has fled overseas and did so over a year ago.

00:55So they are now investigating whether he has any potential involvement in this criminal

01:00syndicate that they say has been orchestrating these hoax anti-Semitic attacks.

01:05Now obviously him being overseas, they have not been able to question him at this point,

01:09and he has not yet been named on any warrants in relation to the investigation.

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