Has the NSW police force just thwarted a domestic terrorism plot?

This is what people across the nation are asking themselves, since Sydneysiders woke to news that a caravan full of explosives had been seized in the north-west of the city.

Just as worrying, to many, was what is alleged to have also been contained in the caravan: the address of a Sydney synagogue.

Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on why police chose to wait 10 days after making their discovery, to tell the public. And the shock waves this incident has sent through the Jewish community.

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