Premier warns Bondi footbridge could be used in copycat attack

Premier Chris Minns says the footbridge used by the Bondi gunmen should be demolished, warning that, if retained, it would be a “ghoulish reminder” of the terror attack or potentially be used by copycat perpetrators.

With Waverley Council weighing up competing views about the bridge’s future, Michele Goldman, one of the newly appointed coordinators-general to support the Bondi community and chief executive of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, agreed with the premier’s position.

The bridge at the northern end of Bondi will be the subject of a special meeting of Waverley Council on Thursday. The concrete structure was used by the father-and-son gunmen when they killed 15 people and injured dozens more as revellers celebrated the first night of Hanukkah in Archer Park on December 14.

Ahead of the council’s meeting, Minns said his personal view was the crossing should be removed. But he noted it was a decision for council, and he would ultimately be guided by the views of the victims and their families.

स्रोत: Smh Com Au