A $1m reward has been announced in the 30-year-old cold case of a bombing in Sydney’s CBD that injured multiple people.
It comes as police release sketches of three people wanted for questioning over the 1982 bombings of the Israeli Consulate and the Hakoah Club in Sydney.
The reward has been increased in the hope it will lead someone to come forward with information that will result in the conviction of those responsible.
On December 23, 1982, a bomb exploded directly in front of the Israeli consulate in Westfield Towers on William St.
Several people were injured, as shrapnel and glass shattered, and people were thrown across the room from the impact of the explosion.
The building was significantly damaged, with the internal stairs reduced to rubble and a 30cm hole blown through the concrete steel-reinforced floor.
Later that day, the Hakoah Club in Bondi was hosting a reception for hundreds of competitors for the Maccabiah Games – an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held every four years in Israel.
The event was thrown into chaos when a Chrysler Valiant parked in the basement of the club exploded about 6.45pm.
While the device detonated, fortunately, the full potential of the blast did not eventuate.
No one was injured, but it is believed the blast was intended to collapse the building.
Investigations into the attacks quickly linked the two bombings and they were deemed to be acts of international terrorism.
The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) continues to investigate the bombings under Strike Force Forbearance.
A coronial inquiry into the terrorist attack began on Monday at Lidcombe Forensic Medicine and Coroners Court Complex.