Swiss embassy in Canberra sends sympathies after Sydney attack

Monday, 15 April 2024 06:21

Swiss Embassy in Canberra, Ausralia - X: @SwissEmbassyAUS

Switzerland has expressed its compassion to the victims and their loved ones after the stabbing attack in a shopping center in Sydney, Australia on Saturday.

The assailant, a 40 year old man, stabbed shoppers in a busy shopping center in the city’s east side.

Five women and one man were killed, and several others were injured, including a baby, before the assailant was shot dead by a policewoman.

The Swiss embassy in Canberra released a statement on X, formally Twitter, that said “we are deeply saddened by the events that occurred today at Sydney’s Bondi Junction. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families”

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