Albanese blames Hizb ut-Tahrir ban backlash for mosque heckling
Anthony Albanese has blamed backlash over the banning of pan-Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir for heckling at Australia's largest mosque. Mr Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were heckled and accused of being “genocide supporters” during Eid celebrations at Lakemba Mosque in Sydney’s southwest on Friday morning. The pair are seated at the front of the mosque in video obtained by the ABC when a man in the crowd shouts “genocide supporters” while others audibly boo. When another man attempts to intervene, the heckler says “genocide supporter, man”. “Genocide supporters. Boo,” he shouts. Anthony Albanese has been heckled at one of Australia’s biggest mosques in Sydney. Picture: ABC A heckler accused Mr Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke of being ‘genocide supporters’. Picture: ABC Speaking from South Australia, Mr Albanese said there were 30,000 people at the mosque and that “overwhelmingly the reception was incredibly positive”. “I walked through the crowd to th...