Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was heckled while visiting the Bondi Beach memorial ahead of a nationwide vigil.
A man was spotted running towards Albanese while yelling ‘blood on your hands’ as he arrived with a large security team and new wife, Jodie, by his side.
The man was obstructed by police after jumping off a brick retaining wall and ordered to leave the area. No arrest was made.
An estimated 15,000 people have arrived at the memorial near Bondi Pavilion ahead of a vigil planned for 6.47pm, the moment police started receiving reports of a shooting last Sunday.
On that day, alleged gunman Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid Akram, opened fire on a Jewish festival celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
During the alleged terror attack, 15 innocent lives were lost and dozens more were rushed to hospital – where 13 remain.
Albanese on Friday asked everyone around Australia to observe a minute’s silence at 6.47pm on Sunday in honour of the victims.
However, the Prime Minister wasn’t popular among attendees of the vigil at Bondi Beach, where the attack unfolded, and arrived to a booing crowd.
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A man was told to leave Bondi Beach after running towards Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and screaming ‘blood on your hands’
Albanese (centre) was booed as he arrived at Bondi Beach for the memorial on Sunday
People around Australia were asked to observe a minute of silence at 6.47pm on Sunday, December 21, to mark the moment police began receiving calls of a shooting at Bondi a week earlier, on December 14 (pictured, bee balloons at the memorial in honour of the shooting’s youngest victim, Matilda)
An estimated 15,000 people have arrived at the memorial near Bondi Pavilion for the vigil
A total of 15 innocent lives were lost during the attack
