Overview
- The attack struck a large public Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach attended by roughly 1,000 people.
- At least 11 people were killed and one attacker was also killed, according to on-the-ground accounts reported Sunday.
- New South Wales Police confirmed multiple casualties and said two suspects were taken into custody as the investigation continued.
- Arsen Ostrovsky sustained a head wound, spoke briefly to media after the shooting, and then received hospital treatment.
- Jewish and Israeli leaders condemned the violence, and local reports identified Rabbi Eli Schlanger among those killed.