US EditionNumber of People Killed in Australian Beach Shooting Rises to 16, New South Wales Minister Says
Two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah event targeting Jewish community members, killing 16 and injuring dozens in a widely condemned antisemitic attack.
- New South Wales officials said sixteen people were killed and dozens injured after two men armed with high-powered guns opened fire at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
- Organisers and witnesses say the attack targeted members of the Jewish community gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event at Bondi Beach, planned three weeks ago.
- Authorities said the victims' ages range from 10 to 87, including a 10-year-old girl and Eli Schlanger, British-born Chabad Rabbi, 41, a father of five.
- Officials offered condolences and Emmanuel Macron, President of France, confirmed French national Dan Elkayam died, with an unnamed official expressing `full solidarity of the Nation.`
- Jewish leaders said Alex Ryvchin described Rabbi Eli Schlanger as `one of the jewels of our community` and said the local Jewish community is bereft, finding it difficult to contemplate how they will continue.
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'A dark day in our nation’s history': Australia reels after Bondi Beach mass shooting
Police have declared a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday a terrorist attack, after two gunmen opened fire on hundreds of people gathered for a Hanukkah celebration. At least 16 people have been killed, including a child, in Australia's deadliest mass shooting since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. The event has prompted global condemnation, heightened security at Jewish sites, created fear among communities and renewed calls from leaders to c…
The number of deaths in the attack on a celebration of the Hanukkah Jewish Light Festival in Sydney has risen to 16. Australian Prime Minister Albanese classified the attack as a terrorist attack against the Jewish community.
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