Attack in Australia’s Sydney condemned by outgoing PM Fiala and successor Babiš

Today’s attack on celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Australia’s Sydney was condemned by outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala and his successor, designated prime minister and ANO party leader Andrej Babiš. Other Czech politicians also expressed condolences to the victims’ families. Babiš described the shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in which 12 people including one attacker were killed according to broadcaster ABC, as a vile and unjustifiable terrorist act. Fiala called it an act of pure evil. Police said nine people died in the attack and officers shot one of the two attackers. The second attacker was wounded and is in critical condition. Australian and Israeli media reported that around 2,000 people were attending Hanukkah celebrations at the beach.