Sri Lanka Condemns Bondi Beach Terror Attack & Expresses Solidarity with Australia

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has strongly condemned the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Australia, which targeted a Jewish Hanukkah gathering.

In an official statement, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed deep sorrow over the tragic incident.

“Sri Lanka strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach targeting a Jewish Hanukkah gathering. We extend our deepest condolences to the Government and people of Australia, and to the families of those who lost their lives. Our thoughts are with the injured. Sri Lanka stands in solidarity with Australia and reaffirms that violence and hatred have no place in our societies,” the President said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will push for tougher gun laws after 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday.

Police say the two gunmen were a 50-year-old father, who died on the scene, and his 24-year-old son, who remains in hospital in critical condition. The man has a firearms licence for recreational hunting

Officials are hailing bystanders who had saved the lives of others during the attack, as well as the off-duty police officers who flocked to Bondi to help out when news of the shooting broke