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Father and Son Killed 15 People on Beach, Police Say

Victims include a 10-year-old girl and a Holocaust survivor

(Newser) - Australian police said Monday that the 15 people killed in a mass shooting during a Hanukkah event on Sydney's Bondi Beach ranged in age from 10 to 87. At least 40 people were injured, most of whom remain hospitalized. "It was just carnage," said a photographer who...

Netanyahu: Australia's PM Brought This Attack On

Government didn't try to stem antisemitism, resulting in the massacre, Israeli prime minister says

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blamed Australia's policy on Palestinian statehood for contributing to antisemitism after the mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney. Gunmen opened fire at a Jewish gathering on Bondi Beach, killing at least 11 people in what Australian authorities called a targeted...

'Hero' Bystander Wrestles Gun From Shooter in Australia

Video captures the dramatic moment

(Newser) - The death toll from Sunday's mass shooting in Australia might be higher if not for an unidentified bystander who decided to get involved. Dramatic video—see a version from Australia's 9News —shows the man wrestling the gun away from one of the shooters. As the Guardian reports,...

Australian Beach Massacre Leaves 11 Dead, 29 Wounded

At least two gunmen opened fire at Jewish event at Bondi Beach; one of the shooters is dead

(Newser) - A beach massacre at a Jewish event in Australia killed 11 people and wounded 29, reports the Guardian . Authorities are calling it a terrorist attack. Details were changing quickly, with the initial death toll among victims revised down from 12.
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