SYDNEY - Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation's Jewish community.

A man has been charged after the doors of a Melbourne synagogue were set on fire on Friday night. Detectives from the Counter Terrorism Security Investigation Unit arrested Angelo Loras, 34, from the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie,

Angelo Loras, 34, of Sydney, who describes himself as Iranian, suspected of starting fire at entrance to East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation building while 20 people were inside