Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a man charged with allegedly threatening violence towards a member of the Jewish community on a flight from Bali, Indonesia, to Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.
AFP officers arrested him upon his arrival at Sydney International Airport.
The 19-year-old man is alleged to have made antisemitic threats and hand gestures expressing violence against the victim.
The offense carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, AFP noted, adding that the defendant was refused bail.
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, contrary to section 80.2BB(2) of the Criminal Code (Cth)," AFP confirmed.
Suspect knew victim was member of Jewish community
Police said that the man knew that the victim was affiliated with the Jewish community, characterizing the action as a crime of antisemitism.
There are "no current or impending threats to the community," AFP confirmed.