US EditionBBC World Service - Newshour, Deadly Shooting in Australia Targets Hanukkah Celebration
- On Sunday, two armed individuals opened fire in the Archer Park area of Bondi Beach at 6.47pm, killing at least 12 and injuring 29, New South Wales Police said.
- Motivated by hate, authorities said the shooting targeted Sydney's Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah, with well over a thousand people at the celebration, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it struck the nation's heart.
- Police found and rendered safe a vehicle containing IEDs at Campbell Parade at Bondi linked to the deceased gunman, while one alleged gunman was killed and another detained, Malcolm Lanyon said.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed action, saying `There is no place for this hate, violence and terrorism in our nation.` New South Wales officials commended police and emergency service responders and offered sympathy to affected families.
- Authorities pledged to prevent further threats and asked for calm as New South Wales Police and police investigators work to identify anyone connected to the outrage, urging local communities around Bondi Beach to maintain peace.
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The jihadist attack in Australia committed on Sunday, December 13 during the Jewish celebration of Chanukah on Bondi Beach has left at least 15 dead and dozens injured. Dionne Taylor, a resident just ten minutes from the site of the attack, describes in this interview the fear, anguish and sense of insecurity that has taken hold not only of the Jewish community but of the entire Australian society. Dionne Taylor is the spokesman for the Council …
BBC World Service - Newshour, Deadly shooting in Australia targets Hanukkah celebration
Several gunmen attacked Jews celebrating the start of Hanukkah on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. One gunman is dead and a second suspect is in critical condition. We hear from an eyewitness, the local member of parliament, and from a senior figure in Australia's Jewish community. Also on the programme: a communist candidate takes on the far right in a presidential run-off in Chile; the woman caught up in the 2018 Parkland shooting in Florida as a child i…
The 3 responses to the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack that could make Jews safer
After two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens more, the world is asking urgent questions: Could this be the first of many such attacks? Who might be behind it? And how can we prevent the next tragedy? Was Iran involved? Iran, with its long history of using proxies and terrorism, naturally comes to mind. Israeli intelligence has publicly warned that Tehran remains hi…
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