Abantu abayisithupha balahlekelwe izimpilo zabo namuhla esigamekweni sokugwaza eWestfield Bondi Junction, indawo esempumalanga neSydney, e-Australia, ngokwemibiko yeziphathimandla zendawo kanye nemithombo yezindaba. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, amaphoyisa aseNew South Wales aqinisekise "isigameko esibucayi" esenzeka ngemuva kokudutshulwa kowesilisa ongaziwa endaweni. Amaphoyisa aphinde aveza ukuthi abomthetho baphuthume kule ndawo ngesikhathi bethola imininingwane mayelana nenqwaba yabantu abagwaziwe.
Ngokwesitatimende sikaMsizi kaKhomishana we Amaphoyisa aseNew South Wales (NSW)., kubonakala sengathi umhlaseli eyedwa wazenzela, ngaphandle kwanoma yibuphi ubungane.
Lesi sikhulu siphinde sabikela abezindaba ukuthi ngesikhathi sifika kulesi sikhungo, saxhumana nabantu abalinganiselwa kwabayisishiyagalolunye. Kwaba sobala ukuthi wabalimaza ngesikhathi bexoxa, mhlawumbe esebenzisa isikhali ayenaso. Iphoyisa lathi umhloli endaweni uzamile ukungenelela kwadingeka ukuthi adubule wabulala owesilisa ngesikhathi emsabisa ngommese.
I-Ambulance yaseNew South Wales ithe sebebonke abantu abayisishiyagalombili bangeniswa esibhedlela, oyedwa wabo okungumntwana onezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ubudala. Kamuva, i-Sydney Morning Herald yabika ukuthi umuntu wesithupha owagwazwa kabuhlungu wafa ngenxa yokulimala kwakhe ngesikhathi ethola usizo lwezokwelapha.
Isikhulu samaphoyisa e-NSW sigweme ukuqagela ngembangela yesigameko sokugwazwa.
Iziphathimandla ziphinde zahlonza umhlaseli njengomuntu oneminyaka engu-40 ubudala owayejwayelene nabezomthetho, nakuba ayengasoleki ukuthi wayephethe noma yimiphi imibono yobuphekula.
Ukuhlasela kwakamuva kufaka ukufana okwesabekayo nokwe- 2019 ukuhlasela, lapho indoda eyayihlome ngommese igwaza owesifazane eSydney futhi izama ukuhlasela “inqwaba yabantu” ngaphambi kokuba ibanjwe. Umhlaseli wango-2019 ubememeza ethi “Allahu Akbar!” ngesikhathi egxumela ophahleni lwemoto ezimpambanweni zomgwaqo, ngaphambi kokuba iqulu labantu bendawo limthobe futhi lamcindezela phansi.
Ngenxa yokuhlasela kwakamuva, uNdunankulu wase-Australia u-Anthony Albanese uzwakalise ukudabuka, egcizelela ukuthi isizwe sonke simi ebunyeni nalabo abathintekile kanye nemindeni yabo. Uphinde wadlulisa ukuzwelana kwakhe nalabo abalimele, waphinde wazwakalisa ukubonga kwabaphenduli bokuqala kanye namaphoyisa ngemizamo yabo yokuzinikela.