7 h. ago Australian police say Bondi terror attack was ‘inspired by Islamic State’

Homemade IS flags were found in a vehicle registered to Naveed Akram, police said.

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15 h. ago England face daunting task as Ashes series resumes in shadow of tragedy

Sunday’s events in Bondi have stunned Australia and the watching world before a third Test that could be a decisive one for this England team’s legacyAdelaide may be 1,300km to the west of Bondi but the sense of pain in the city has been no less for the distance. People are in shock here trying to make sense of the horrors that unfolded on Sunday evening – a day that was supposed to be one of celebration for Sydney’s Jewish community. As the first national public event being staged in Australia since, the third Ashes Test that starts here on Wednesday will play out to a sombre backdrop. The flags at Adelaide Oval will fly at half-mast, a minute’s silence will be observed before the toss, while players are likely to wear black armbands throughout. Inevitably, security for the match has been increased.It will doubtless be an emotional week for Australia’s players and not least given the number of links to New South Wales within their squad. Nathan Lyon summed up the helplessness many ...

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20 h. ago UK chief rabbi warns hate speech can lead to hate action in wake of Bondi attack

As chief rabbi to the Commonwealth, Sir Ephraim will travel to Australia on Tuesday to meet the Jewish community in Sydney.

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20 h. ago Love Island star reveals terrifying moment he ran from horror Bondi Beach shooting

Love Island Australia star Josh Moss has emotionally told of the terrifying moment he ran away from Sydney's Bondi Beach when gunmen opened fire at a Jewish festival, tragically killing 16 people

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20 h. ago Bondi shooting: what we know about antisemitic terror attack in Sydney | The Latest

Australia suffered one of the deadliest massacres in its modern history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi in Sydney. At least 16 people died, including one of the alleged gunmen, with more than 40 left wounded. The victims include a 10-year-old child, a Holocaust survivor and a London-born rabbi. The alleged gunmen behind the attack are a father-son duo, suspected of using legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre. Naveed Akram, 24, was known to New South Wales police and security agencies and had been linked with an Islamic State cell. The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is facing questions about gun law reform and security failings as Australians reel from the attack. Lucy Hough talks to the Guardian Australia senior reporter Ben Doherty Continue reading...

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21 h. ago As Sydney reels after the Bondi attack, Jewish Australians reckon with an ongoing sense of threat

‘I would hope that as a response, a million people were willing to march around this country to stand up and say that antisemitism has no place here’Victims of Bondi beach terror attackBondi terror attack: full reportFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesRabbi Benjamin Elton was driving back from co-officiating a wedding in Jervis Bay – a picturesque beach location about three hours south of Sydney – when he started to get the messages.His WhatsApp groups buzzed with reports – some accurate, some not – about an attack in Bondi, about the number and names of the wounded and dead. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago With their dead ‘still lying before them’, Sydney’s Jewish community searches for a way forward

‘I would hope that as a response, a million people were willing to march around this country to stand up and say that antisemitism has no place here’Victims of Bondi beach terror attackBondi terror attack: full reportFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesRabbi Benjamin Elton was driving back from co-officiating a wedding in Jervis Bay – a picturesque beach location about three hours south of Sydney – when he started to get the messages.His WhatsApp groups buzzed with reports – some accurate, some not – about an attack in Bondi, about the number and names of the wounded and dead. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Candles burn across Australia as the nation hopes light will defeat the darkness

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says ‘we are stronger than the cowards’ as people return to the scene of Australia’s worst ever terror attackVictims named so farWhat we know about the Bondi terror attackIn the fading light, they came back to Bondi, to light candles, to sing and to stand together, in solidarity and in defiance of the terror that had been visited upon their beach, their world.Across Bondi, and Sydney, and Australia, people lit candles in solidarity with the Jewish community which suffered the worst antisemitic attack in the country’s history when two gunmen allegedly opened fire on a Hanukah celebration at Bondi Beach shortly after 6:40pm on Sunday evening. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago What we know so far about the Bondi Beach attack and the father and son gunmen

The father and son shooting has been declared a terrorist incident targeting celebrations on the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.

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24 h. ago Bondi attack ‘most appalling atrocity’, says Church of Scotland moderator

The Right Reverend Rosie Frew said her thoughts were with the bereaved and injured, the people of Sydney, and the Jewish community.

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25 h. ago What to know about the attack on the Jewish festival in Australia that killed 15 people

Officials suspect a father and son of killing 15 people on a popular Australian beach, shocking a country where gun violence is rare

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29 h. ago Bondi beach mass shooting: what we know so far about the terrorist attack

Australia suffered one of its deadliest massacres in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebrationBondi beach shooting live updatesFull reportVictims named so farAustralia experienced one of its deadliest mass shootings in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi in Sydney. At least 16 people are dead, including one of the alleged killers.Here is what we know so far:On Sunday at 6.47pm local time, police and emergency services were called to Archer Park next to Sydney’s Bondi beach after reports of gunshots.Footage shared on social media showed two gunman firing continuously at a large group who had gathered to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukah.At least 16 people are dead, including one of the alleged shooters. Among the dead are holocaust survivor Alexander Kleytman, London-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, French national Dan Elkayam, businessman Reuven Morrison, retired police officer Peter Meagher and a 10-year...

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34 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Sydney's Jewish community was set up by death camp survivors. Imagine the shock and pain my family there feel

My wife's first call early on Sunday morning was to her sister Claire in Sydney who lives with her family in a community close to Bondi.

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35 h. ago Bondi Beach terror suspects named as dad and 'loner' son as mum breaks silence

A father and son were behind a horror terror attack at Bondi Beach, Sydney, that killed at least 15 people during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration, with the son's mother defending him as a 'good boy'

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37 h. ago Father and son gunmen killed 16 including girl and rabbi in Bondi Beach attack

Two terrorist gunmen targeted more than 1,000 people attending a Jewish festival event on the popular Sydney beach.

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37 h. ago Gunmen who killed 15 in Sydney attack on Jewish festival were father and son

International condemnation of Bondi Beach shooting which targeted people celebrating Hanukkah

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37 h. ago Gunmen accused of killing 15 at Sydney Jewish festival were father and son

International condemnation of Bondi Beach shooting which targeted people celebrating Hanukkah

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39 h. ago Dozens attend London vigil to pay tribute to victims of Bondi Beach attack

At least 16 people have died and 38 were injured when two gunmen targeted a Jewish celebration in Sydney.

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39 h. ago At least 16 people killed in terror attack on Jewish festival at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

International condemnation of the shooting which targeted people celebrating Hanukkah

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41 h. ago ‘Blood and bodies everywhere’: Eyewitnesses recount horror of Bondi beach terror attack

Gunmen opened fire at famous Sydney beach as Jewish families celebrated Hanukkah in what officials describe as antisemitic terrorist attack

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