SYDNEY: Tributes flowed on Sunday for the six people killed in a random stabbing attack carried out on Saturday in a busy shopping centre in New South Wales capital Sydney.
Those killed included 38-year-old woman Ash Good, the mother of a nine-month-old girl wounded in the attack, Australia’s Channel Nine news site reported.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he had received condolences messages from counterparts.
“I’ve received messages overnight from the leaders, including from President Biden, Prime Minister Sunak, Prime Minister Luxon and others in our region as well, expressing their condolences,” Albanese said in Canberra, according to a transcript.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said on X late on Saturday that his “thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the police and emergency service responders”.
Tributes also came in from the British royal family including King Charles, the official head of state in Australia.
“Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those who have been so brutally killed during such a senseless attack,” a statement from the king said on the royal family’s X account.
Prince William and Princess Kate said on X that their “thoughts are with all those affected, including the loved ones of those lost and the heroic emergency responders who risked their own lives to save others”.
From the Vatican, a top cardinal said Pope Francis was “deeply saddened to learn of the violent attack in Sydney”.
Storm warnings for high winds, heavy rain and hail also were issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday
The Public and Commercial Services union said more than 300 members of staff would stop working early on Monday
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