Sydney Arson Attacks Linked to Criminal Network and Possible Mistaken Targeting

Authorities investigate whether hired criminals and foreign actors are behind a series of anti-Semitic attacks, including a botched brewery fire.

Two men, Guy Finnegan and Craig Bantoft, were convicted for attempting to set fire to the Curly Lewis brewery in Bondi, causing $65,000 in damages.
Encrypted messages reveal the pair believed they were acting under instructions from an individual using the alias 'James Bond.'
Investigators suspect the intended target may have been a kosher deli located near the brewery, which was set on fire three days later.
Police are exploring whether local criminals were paid by a broader underworld network or potentially foreign actors to carry out the attacks.
Strike Force Pearl, established to address anti-Semitic incidents in Sydney, has charged nine individuals with a total of 59 offenses related to the attacks.