A man rushed at the Prime Minister screaming "blood on your hands" as emotions boiled over at a moving community vigil for victims of the Bondi terror attack.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been confronted by an angry protester who attempted to rush him at a community vigil for victims of the Bondi terror attack, with police and security forced to intervene.
The man shouted "blood on your hands" as the PM arrived at Bondi Beach for the emotional ceremony, which drew around 20,000 people last night.
The Prime Minister was surrounded by one of the largest security details seen at a public event in recent times, with both his own security team and police heavily guarding him throughout the vigil.
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He was quickly marched away by security after the ceremony concluded and notably did not address the crowd. His team had offered for him to speak, but organisers declined, instead choosing local Jewish community leaders, local state MP and opposition leader Kellie Sloane and Premier Chris Minns to address the gathering.
Also in attendance were former prime ministers John Howard and Scott Morrison and Governor-General Sam Mostyn.
Minns received a standing ovation when he arrived and delivered an emotional apology to the Jewish community on behalf of New South Wales.
"We could have done more, and I'm sorry that we didn't," he told the crowd, adding that the Jewish community and Bondi residents had "claimed the beach back".
"Sydney can and must become a beacon of goodness. A city where people look out for one another, where kindness is louder than hate, where decency is stronger than fear," he said.
The Light Through the Darkness festival provided several moving moments, including when 10-year-old victim Matilda's parents danced to a rendition of Waltzing Matilda, creating what witnesses described as a stirring moment of hope amid terrible darkness.
