Australia’s Prime Minister was booed by protesters during a visit to the country’s largest mosque.
Anthony Albanese and Australia Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke joins worshipers at Lakemba Mosque in Sydney for Eid prayers on Friday.
Video of the event shows some protesters making lengthy interruptions, including telling them to “get out!” and called them “supporters of genocide.”
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A security guard was seen knocking one of the hecklers to the ground before escorting him away.
At one point during the riot, an organizer told the crowd to sit down and stop filming, saying, “dear brothers and sisters, stay a little calm”, and “It’s Eid al-Fitr. It’s a great day”.
But hostilities continued, with some people shouting “shame on you” as the politicians left.
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The prime minister described the event as “very positive”, adding that “if there were a few booers among the 30,000 people, it should be seen from that perspective”.
He said some people were frustrated with his government’s decision, earlier this month, to list the Islamic organization Hizbut Tahrir as a banned hate group under a law passed after December’s elections. mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
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