US EditionGunmen kill several at Jewish gathering in Sydney's Bondi Beach
The attack killed 15 at a Jewish Hanukkah event and involved gunmen connected to Australia's pro-Islamic State network and a cleric known for antisemitic rhetoric.
- On Sunday, gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, killing attendees while Naveed Akram, suspect and wounded attacker, remains in hospital under police guard after his father Sajid Akram was killed in a shootout.
- ASIO records show it examined Naveed Akram in 2019 after uncovering his associations with a Sydney‑based IS cell, and at least one gunman had links to Australia's pro‑IS network and cleric Wisam Haddad.
- Arrests and convictions show Isaac El Matari, associate and convicted plotter, jailed after declaring himself an Australian IS commander, while Youssef Uweinat served nearly four years for grooming boys and Akram preached with Street Dawah in 2019.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said ASIO found "no evidence" of radicalisation during its six-month investigation, while John Coyne said `That is a failure of the system` and experts urged a royal commission.
- Legal rulings and reporting show Wisam Haddad, Sydney cleric, breached the Racial Discrimination Act in July and a former ASIO undercover agent warned he indoctrinated youth at Al Madina Dawah Centre, while Dawah Van lost charity status.
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Evil once again stalks the globe. The horrific murders at Bondi Beach outrage us all, just as we thought we were inured to further distress. Innocent people were slaughtered. Families were shattered.What should have been a public celebration became a scene of terror simply because the participants were Jews celebrating Hanukkah. After tragedies like this, we search for answers and causes. We talk about freedom of speech, about radicalisation, an…
Gunmen kill several at Jewish gathering in Sydney's Bondi Beach
Two gunmen attacked a Hannukah celebration on a Sydney beach Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitism and terrorism. The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular and iconic beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn’t suggest those episodes and Sunday’s shooting were connected.
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