Horror after ‘explosive device’ is allegedly thrown toward a pram being pushed by a Melbourne rabbi

A Melbourne rabbi says his baby is lucky to be unharmed after a flaming projectile was allegedly thrown from a moving car onto a suburban street.

The young father was walking along Hotham Street in St Kilda East at around 8.50pm on November 27 when he saw the ‘on fire’ object flying onto the footpath next to him.

On the street where he pushed the stroller are the Yeshivah College and the Sassoon Yehuda Sefardi Synagogue, and the Adass Israel Synagogue of Ripponlea, which was set on fire in a terrorist attack on December 6, is just around the corner.

“There was a lot of smoke,” the Jewish man told police Herald Sun.

“I kept thinking, if it got in the stroller, it could have killed my baby.”

It is understood the projectile has not been recovered, although arrests have been made.

“Police have arrested two men following an alleged incident involving the throwing of an object from a moving vehicle in Ripponlea on Wednesday, November 27,” a police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.

‘It is alleged the men were occupants of a vehicle traveling along Hotham Street when the object was thrown onto the footpath, causing a loud bang and smoke.

The Jewish primary and secondary school Yeshivah College is also located on the same street

“A man pushing a baby in a stroller and a boy on his scooter were walking nearby at the time, but they were not physically injured.

“The driver, a 24-year-old man from Hampton East, was interviewed and released pending further investigation.

“The front seat passenger, a 23-year-old man from Hampton East, was interviewed and is expected to be charged with a summons for firing a missile.”

The investigation is still ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.