In a post on X, the Polish foreign ministry’s spokesman, Maciej Wewiór, said Poland "always opposes violence against innocent people, regardless of its motivation", adding that the attack showed how "hatred leads to violence and terror."
Asked whether any Polish citizens had been harmed, Wewiór told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) that there was no information to suggest that Poles were among the victims.
In a social media post, Poland's President Karol Nawrocki said: "I express my full condemnation of the terrorist attack in Sydney. I extend my deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this unimaginable crime."
Prime Minister Donald Tusk also offered condolences, writing on X: "My deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Antisemitism, wherever it appears, leads to acts of crime."
According to the latest information from Australian authorities, at least 16 people, including one of the shooters, were killed when gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah event on Sunday evening.
Police said on Monday morning local time that the victims ranged in age from 10 to 87 and that 42 people remained in hospital.
One suspected attacker was shot dead at the scene, while another was critically injured.
Police are investigating whether a third gunman may have been involved and bomb-disposal units have been deployed to examine suspected improvised explosive devices.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the shooting took place during the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle and described it as "a devastating terrorist incident" and "a targeted attack on Jewish Australians".
The Bondi Beach shooting is "an act of evil antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation," he said.
The shooting has drawn condemnation from leaders abroad, including in Israel, where President Isaac Herzog described it as a "very cruel attack on Jews".
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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters