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Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack
Two gunmen killed 15 and injured at least 38 at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah event, deemed an antisemitic terrorist act by New South Wales Police.
- On Sunday, two alleged gunmen, a father-and-son team, opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney, killing at least 15 people.
- After October 7, 2023, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry tallied more than 3,700 anti-Jewish incidents, while ASIO linked prior arson attacks to Iran, prompting diplomatic expulsions earlier this year.
- Authorities reported the gunmen fired from the bridge near Bondi Pavilion for over five minutes, with a good Samaritan disarming a shooter and police killing one about 12 minutes after the attack started.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack was antisemitic terrorism, visited the site Monday, laid flowers, and global cities beefed up Hanukkah security affecting Australia's Jewish population of about 117,000.
- Investigators face questions about foreign links as Oded Ailam said, 'Everything points to this being a preplanned attack that was planned for a significant amount of time,' with a coronial inquest recording 16 deaths on Monday.
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