Albanese condemns ‘antisemitic hate incident’ in which Jewish boys ‘ran for their lives’ in Melbourne

Police investigate after Nazi slogans allegedly yelled at schoolboys in St Kilda East on Monday night

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Five Jewish boys “ran for their lives” while Nazi slogans were yelled at them in Melbourne on Monday night, the father of one of the boys has said, with the prime minister condemning the “antisemitic hate incident”.

Victoria police said the five Jewish teenagers, all aged 15 or 16, had just finished school studies in Ripponlea and were walking home on Glen Eira Road in St Kilda East about 9.50pm when a white ute, later confirmed to be stolen, drove past.