Retribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attack
by Luca Ittimani from World news | The Guardian on (#72CAC)
Security stepped up at mosques amid spate of targeted abuse as leaders mourn Bondi victims and say community will not claim victimhood'
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Threats and hate speech against Muslim Australians have surged in the wake of the Bondi beach attack, with one mosque receiving dozens of offensive phone calls and reports of people being targeted in the street.
As Australia's Jewish community deals with trauma from the attack that killed 15 people at a Hanukah event, religious leaders say societal and political divisions has led to other groups being targeted by hatred.
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