Revealed On 14 Dec 2025
A minimum of 11 individuals have been killed and greater than two dozen wounded in a mass capturing at Sydney’s Bondi Seashore, Australian officers stated, including that one of many suspected attackers was killed whereas one other one was in important situation.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon stated on Sunday, 29 individuals have been injured, together with two cops, in what he declared a “terrorist incident”.
The capturing occurred at about 6:47pm (07:47 GMT) close to the Bondi Pavilion throughout a Hanukkah celebration attended by greater than 1,000 individuals, Lanyon stated.
“I’ve additionally authorised particular powers beneath Part 5 and Part 6 to make sure that if there’s a third offender – and we’re presently investigating that in the mean time – we’ll ensure that we stop any additional exercise. Part 6 permits us to analyze right this moment’s incident,” he stated.
In a televised information convention, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese referred to as the lethal capturing a “focused assault on Jewish Australians on the primary day of Hanukkah”.
Albanese stated the “evil” that was unleashed at Bondi Seashore is “past comprehension”.
“An assault on Jewish Australians is an assault on each Australian, and each Australian tonight can be – like me – devastated by this assault on our lifestyle.”
One of many world’s most well-known seashores, Bondi is often crowded with locals and vacationers, particularly on heat weekend evenings.
