Sydney’s powerful tribute to the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre
Australia’s most iconic architectural landmark has been lit with a solemn black ribbon to reflect the country’s heartbreak following Saturday’s Bondi massacre.
The knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield in Sydney’s eastern suburbs left six innocent people dead and more hospitalized.
As night fell on Monday, the Sydney Opera House, the central symbol of Sydney’s status as a global city and Australia’s most beloved piece of architecture, transformed with a black ribbon projected onto its legendary curved white sails.
Earlier in the day, flags flew at half-mast in honor of the victims.
A black ribbon was projected onto the Sydney Opera House on Monday evening, two days after six people were killed in the deadly Bondi Junction massacre (pictured)
The black ribbon is a symbol of remembrance or mourning and is displayed as a public symbol of comfort
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Sunday that all Australian government buildings, including Parliament House in Canberra, would lower their flags as a sign of “mourning and respect”.
Detectives are still gathering evidence into the horrific stabbing at an eastern Sydney shopping center that left seven dead, including attacker Joel Cauchi.
The victims have been identified as Yixuan Cheng, Pikria Darchia, Dawn Singleton, Faraz Tahir, Jade Young and Ashlee Good.
Eight injured victims remain in hospital with stab wounds, with one in critical condition and two in serious but stable condition.
The condition of the other five, including a nine-month-old baby, is stable.
Cauchi was shot dead by lone police officer, Inspector Amy Scott, who was first on the scene.
The 40-year-old man has struggled with psychological problems since his teenage years, including schizophrenia.
Anthony Albanese (pictured laying flowers in the mall) announced that all government buildings would lower their flags while half-masked as a sign of ‘mourning and respect’