The same building was vandalized in April, while the American mission in Melbourne was graffitied by pro-Hamas demonstrators in May.
By JNS
The American consulate in Sydney, Australia was vandalized overnight Sunday, with nine windows being broken and pro-Hamas graffiti being sprayed on the door.
Two inverted red triangles were painted over the coat of arms on the consulate’s entrance by a person carrying a small sledgehammer, according to New South Wales police.
Hamas uses the symbol in video and pictures to mark targets for attack.
JUST IN: Police are investigating after the US Consulate in North Sydney was vandalised early this morning.
CCTV shows a person wearing a dark-coloured hoodie with their face obscured damaging nine windows with a small sledgehammer and painting graffiti on the door. #9News pic.twitter.com/pGtfSNPtCz
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) June 10, 2024
“I would just say that people should have respectful political debate and discourse,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a televised media conference from the capital Canberra.
“Measures such as painting the U.S. consulate do nothing to advance the cause of those who have committed what is of course a crime, to damage property,” he added.
The same building was vandalized in April, while the American mission in Melbourne was graffitied by pro-Hamas demonstrators in May.
On Wednesday, a member of the “local guard force” at the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy in Beirut was seriously injured in a “shooting incident” outside the mission.
“We are aware that the individual who was arrested was wearing what appeared to be ISIS insignia, but we are conducting a full investigation with the Lebanese authorities on the actual motivations,” said U.S. State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller.
According to Arabic-language reports, three gunmen fired on the embassy, although Miller declined to comment on the number of shooters.
Local media reported the gunfight lasted for almost half an hour.
Press coverage: Someone smashed the windows of the #US Embassy in Sydney and drew two red triangles on the logo installed on it
#Sydney #NSW #Australia pic.twitter.com/niFyYxwZOf
— World News (@ferozwala) June 10, 2024
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