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Tehran condemns ‘violent attack’ on Sydney Jewish festival
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday censured a "violent attack" in Sydney that targeted a Jewish celebration and claimed at least 11 lives as well as injuring more than two dozen others.
"We condemn the violent attack in Sydney, Australia. Terror and killing of human beings, wherever committed, is rejected and condemned," Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on X.
Two gunmen shot and killed 11 people and wounded 29 others at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in a "terrorist" attack on a gathering for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Emergency responders rushed at least 29 people to local hospitals from the beach, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Australia's largest city, said New South Wales police.
One of the alleged shooters was killed, and the second was in a critical condition, they added.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed ordinary citizens who tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen as “heroes.”
Police declared the shooting a "terrorist incident" and said they had found suspected "improvised explosive devices" in a vehicle near the beach that was linked to the deceased suspect.
"An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian," Albanese said.
The shooting took place during an annual "Hanukkah by the Sea" event at Bondi Beach which police said was attended by over a thousand people.
As gunfire erupted, crowds fled in fear from the beach in eastern Sydney, which draws huge numbers of surfers, swimmers and tourists, especially at weekends.