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The pair are allegedly connected to the caravan filled with explosives believed to have a potential blast zone of 40 metres, and considered to be on the periphery of a broader antisemitism terror investigation.
More than 100 counter-terrorism officials are involved in the investigation following the discovery of the caravan.
A man claiming to own the Dural property linked to a counterterrorism investigation says police broke down the front door and handcuffed his tenant.
A trailer packed with explosives and a list of apparent Jewish targets was found hidden in an Australian suburb last week, police revealed Wednesday — in what they described as a thwarted
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation says it anticipated spikes in politically motivated violence months before a caravan laced with explosives, intended for Jewish targets in Sydney, was discovered by the side of the road 10 days ago.
Finding the masterminds who recruited two unwitting alleged “terror mules” in the Dural caravan plot is the priority for investigators responding to the discovery of an explosive-laden caravan that could have been used in an anti-Semitic attack.
Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian political leaders to warn of an escalation in hatred and decry as terrorism explosives found earlier in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.
Calls have grown for mandatory jail time after an explosives-laden caravan was discovered with anti-Semitic material, setting the stage for a political showdown.
Australian police say they have foiled a planned antisemitic attack after discovering a caravan containing explosives alongside a list of Jewish targets. Police found enough explosives to make a bomb with a blast of around 130ft (40m) hidden in a caravan in the Sydney suburb of Dural on 19 January,
Israel urged Australia to do more to halt an "epidemic of antisemitism" in the country as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was doing all it could to combat attacks that he says include domestic terrorism.