Man charged over alleged anti-Semitic threats on Bali flight

Australian Federal Police officers charged the man upon his arrival at Sydney International Airport. Photo / Getty

A man has been charged for allegedly threatening violence towards a member of the Jewish community on a flight from Bali to Sydney.

The 19-year-old man is alleged to have made anti-Semitic threats and hand gestures indicating violence towards the alleged victim, who the man knew to be affiliated with the Jewish community, police said.

Police were called to Sydney International Airport on Wednesday, after calls were made for assistance.

AFP officers charged the man upon his arrival at Sydney International Airport.

The man, who is from the western Sydney suburb of Condell Park, has been charged with one count of threatening force or violence against members of groups or close associates.

The offence carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail.

“There is no current or impending threat to the community,” a police statement said.

He was refused bail to appear before the NSW Local Bail Court on Thursday.

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