00:01Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who is the local member
00:07here in Sydney's west, were entering Lakemba Mosque this morning for Eid prayers.
00:13They arrived just after those first prayers concluded at around 7.30am.
00:19They were here as guests of the Lebanese Muslim Association and Jamel Keir, who is the secretary
00:25of that organisation.
00:27What we saw inside the mosque was essentially Mr Keir making a speech to the worshippers
00:33who were present, effectively giving the message that it was important for the Lebanese Muslim
00:39Association to engage with political figures like the Prime Minister.
00:44He said that it was important for the organisation or the association to effectively not isolate
00:49itself from federal politics.
00:51It was at that point that a number of worshippers or those who were inside the mosque at the
00:56time began heckling the Prime Minister, as well as Mr Burke and Mr Keir, who were all sitting
01:03quite close together at the time.
01:05We understand that one of those individuals who was inside the mosque at the time was removed
01:12by security.
01:13But certainly the mood did quite quickly change.
01:17That crowd was moving closer and closer towards the Prime Minister.
01:21We had a chance to speak to some people who were making their way out of the mosque.
01:26They mainly aired their frustration with the Prime Minister's presence.
01:31In fact, a few people that we spoke to said that their frustration was really aimed at the
01:35Lebanese Muslim Association for giving the Prime Minister an invitation to the mosque this
01:41morning on what is a very holy day, the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
01:46And at the same time, it was very soon after that the Prime Minister and Tony Burke were escorted
01:52out of the prayer hall itself and very shortly after made their exit.
01:56the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of the
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