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Sydney Chanukah Attack at Bondi Beach Kills at Least 16 in Antisemitic Terror Shooting

Police identify a father and son as the gunmen, with explosives found in a linked vehicle.

Overview

  • New South Wales Police report 16 dead and about 40 injured, including several in critical condition, after gunfire at the northern end of Bondi Beach.
  • The attack targeted a Chanukah gathering of roughly 1,000 people; video shows one shooter firing from a footbridge as passerby Ahmed Al Ahmed tackled and disarmed the other.
  • Authorities say the 50-year-old father died at the scene and his 24-year-old son is in custody in critical condition.
  • Investigators recovered improvised explosive devices from a vehicle tied to the suspects and are probing whether other accomplices were involved as a large cordon remains.
  • Officials confirmed an Israeli and a French citizen among the dead as world leaders condemned the assault, and Australia ordered flags lowered in national mourning.