MELBOURNE, Australia — A man charged with torching a Melbourne synagogue, in an antisemitic attack that Australia accuses Iran of directing, was remanded in custody when he appeared in court Wednesday.

Younes Ali Younes, 20, last week became the second suspect to be charged for the December arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue. Police allege three masked arsonists dowsed the building’s interior with a liquid accelerant before igniting it, causing extensive damage and injuring a worshipper.

Ali Younes, who lives in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Wednesday by video link from jail.

Australia says Iran was behind at least two anti-semitic arson attacks

His first court appearance came a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Ir

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