U.S. consulate in Sydney vandalized with pro-Palestine graffiti, Australia prime minister condemns

"Measures such as painting the U.S. Consulate do nothing to advance the cause of those who have committed what is of course a crime to damage property," Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese says
Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese

The U.S. Consulate in Sydney was vandalized on Monday with what appeared to be pro-Palestinian graffiti.

According to reports, a person wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt smashed holes in the glass windows of the consulate with a sledgehammer.

Inverted red triangles were spray painted on the building.

"I would just say that people should have respectful political debate and discourse," Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese said during a televised news conference. "Measures such as painting the U.S. consulate do nothing to advance the cause of those who have committed what is of course a crime to damage property."