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Police have backtracked on suggestions the egging of a group of young women in Sydney’s east was another example of the .
Five women told Bondi police on Saturday night that they were targeted by three young men in a silver Mazda, which later crashed onto a kerb with the engine running.
The car contained a carton of eggs and an empty jerry can.
Strike Force Pearl commander detective superintendent Darren Newman, who is leading the NSW Police task force investigating a series of antisemitic incidents, .
The young women’s clothing had potentially singled them out for the egging, he said.
But on Tuesday, investigators confirmed they now believed the attack was random after arresting two teenage boys over the incident.
The women were wearing Star of David necklaces, but the boys would not have been able to identify them from their car, police said.
The 16-year-old boy who was allegedly behind the wheel of the Mazda was arrested in Maroubra on Monday and charged with driving a stolen car and a slew of other offences.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Waverley on Monday and charged with being a known passenger in a stolen car.
The older boy was refused bail and is due to appear in children’s court on Tuesday, while the younger was granted bail to appear in court on Monday.
Vandals sprayed cars and garage doors in Sydney’s eastern suburbs with antisemitic obscenities over the weekend. Source: AAP / Bianca De Marchi
Over the weekend, police were busy chasing up a series of antisemitic events in Sydney, including graffitied cars and buildings and the alleged abuse of a Jewish woman.
Police ruled out any link between the incidents on Saturday night and a that contained explosive material and addresses of Jewish targets.
Since December, a synagogue has been firebombed, multiple cars have been torched, and vehicles and buildings in areas with large Jewish communities have been vandalised with antisemitic language and the hakenkreuz — the swastika symbol appropriated by the Nazi party.
The Australian Federal Police is investigating whether .
