Georgian President: Georgia strongly condemns terrorist attack in Sydney at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah celebration

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili on Monday extended his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims of the tragic shooting at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah.

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“Georgia strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Sydney at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah celebration. We send our deepest sympathies to the victims’ families and pray for the full and swift recovery of the wounded”, Kavelashvili said in a social media message.

At least 16 people, including one of two alleged gunmen, were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community gathered to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah in what Australian authorities declared a terrorist attack.