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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rod McGuirk

Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says

Australia Antisemitism - (AAP)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency said on Wednesday.

“Iran continues to view Australia as a legitimate target for covertly directed acts of violence,” Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), said.

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