Barrett and Hudson, speaking on behalf of a joint law enforcement effort assembled to arrest the perpetrators of antisemitic crimes, said they believed those who faked the trailer plot meant to attract attention from authorities, divert police resources, create fear and leverage the situation for personal gain.
Police say cache of explosives in Sydney staged by criminals in a complicated hoax
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Several suspects not directly related to the trailer have been arrested, he said.
Australian authorities find trailer filled with explosives intended for antisemitic attack
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