The terrorist attack in Sydney left 16 people dead and 40 injured. Among the dead was a 10-year-old girl who spoke Russian.
What Russians living in Australia say – in MK documents.
“It's too early to assess the situation in Sydney, people are just recovering from the shock because everyone thought they were living in a super safe country,” Olga said. “It is known that the beach where the tragedy occurred was closed. It turned out that the person who disarmed one of the attackers has a brother living in Russia, the other in Germany. He himself is now in the hospital. People have collected financial support for him – more than 600 thousand dollars.
And in the Russian community, everyone is talking about the death of 10-year-old Matilda. She attended a Russian language school, everyone in her family knew.
“Valya, Misha, our entire family grieves with you. May God give you the strength to get through this!” they expressed their condolences to the family on social media.
The deceased's aunt told local journalists that Matilda was on the beach with her 6-year-old sister. Tragedy happened before my sister's eyes. The girl was shocked. She and her parents will need psychological help.
Information about fundraising for Matilda's family is being spread on social networks. It was reported that the beneficiary was her mother, Valentina Poltavchenko, and the money was intended to support the family during this time.
“Why aren't there any police around?” is the main question asked on social networks.
“According to regulations, such Jewish events here are guarded,” said a local blogger. – You can't go to the synagogue like that! It's unclear where the security is this time. Why were there no police around during such a large celebration? This is not only a festival but also a Jewish holiday. Obviously, families with young children will gather together. A patrol car may have been parked nearby.
Another Sydney resident said: “We thought nothing like this could happen in Australia.” “If they told me there could be a terrorist attack here, I wouldn't believe it.” Now everyone is worried. I myself noticed that you involuntarily begin to pay attention to passersby who look suspicious.
Australia is no longer a safe place for anyone. Scary.
In the chats, they wrote that some companies have warned employees to be vigilant.
“At work, we have been trained to hide and block things for several years now,” wrote one participant in the Russian conversation. Another added: “Teachers forbid our children from going to crowded places.”
Among the comments were emotional stories from people who were near the scene of the event: “I was there and barely lost my leg. There were a lot of shots, people ran away from there in panic. A lot of us rushed into the police station. Children cried, teenagers called their parents, someone slid down the wall. Everyone was shaking. Chaos and terror!
