Australien mindes ofre for Sydney-terrorangreb

Australiere mindes de 15 ofre for et terrorangreb mod et jødisk festival i Sydney for en uge siden. Sorgere samledes stille i en cirkel på Bondi Beach, mens flag flyver på halv mast. New South Wales-premierministeren kræver undersøgelse af begivenhederne.

På Bondi Beach i Sydney, stedet for angrebet for en uge siden, samledes folk i morges til en stille mindeceremoni. To angribere åbnede ild mod en folkemængde under det jødiske Hanukka-festival den 14. december og dræbte 15 personer. Flag over hele landet er på halv mast, og kl. 18.47 lokal tid — øjeblikket for de første skud — opfordrede regeringen til et minut stillhed og at tænde lys. Dagen er udpeget som en national «Mindesdag».

New South Wales-premierminister Chris Minns har iværksat for etablering af en undersøgelseskommission. I et interview med ABC sagde han: «Det er regeringens pligt at beskytte sine borgere. Det skete ikke sidste søndag.» Han krævede en grundig undersøgelse af begivenhederne før og den 14. december samt konsekvenser. Der er også opfordringer til en sådan kommission på føderalt niveau.

Som reaktion på angrebet, der er knyttet til Islamisk Stat (IS), skal et lovforslag indføres i New South Wales-parlamentet mandag. Det ville forbyde IS-flag, andre hadfyldte symboler og slagord som «Globaliser intifadaen», der henviser til palæstinensiske oprør mod Israel. Premierminister Anthony Albanese indrømmede mangler i kampen mod antisemitisme og annoncerede strengere love mod hadprædikere. Derudover planlægger regeringen at stramme våbenlovene og beslaglægge hundredtusinder af skytevåben.

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