Australia Bondi Beach shooting suspects identified
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Australia's prime minister said the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “motivated by Islamic State ideology.” They had traveled to the Philippines prior to the attack, officials said.
At least 15 people were killed at a Jewish gathering on Australia's Bondi Beach, according to Australian government officials and police. One of two gunmen was also dead.
Three decades ago, almost 650,000 firearms − about one-third of all privately owned guns in Australia – were surrendered, loaded intro trucks and destroyed. In exchange for these firearms, part of a mandatory gun buyback program, the government paid out $200 million. Gun-related murder and suicide rates plummeted.
Newly emerged dashcam video shows two bystanders confronting one of the gunmen during the deadly shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach. The couple, identified in Australian media as Boris and Sofia Gurman,
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Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among those killed in Bondi Beach shooting
The victims of a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach range from a 10-year-old girl with a gentle soul to an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.
Sheina Gutnick's dad came to Australia to escape persecution for his Jewish faith, and his murder in Bondi has left her feeling "betrayed by the government."
Reuven Morrison was one of the people who was killed on Sydney's Bondi Beach during a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday. His daughter, Sheina Gutnick, daughter said he died as a hero, throwing a brick at one of the shooters, trying to protect others. "If… pic.twitter.com/dtLGgqPQRQ
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England and Australia players to wear black armbands in Ashes tribute to Bondi shooting victims
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings.