* 12 people are confirmed dead, including 1 gunman. Police described the figures as an evolving situation.
* 29 people have been transported to area hospitals in a range of conditions, but officials described the injuries are serious. That figure includes two police officers.
* Chris Minns and Anthony Albanese described the shooting as a targeted attack on the Jewish community during the first day of Hanukah.
* NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon has designated the shooting a terrorist incident.
* Lanyon said the gunmen used long arms. Police are investigating what’s believed to be several improvised explosive devices in a vehicle at Bondi beach.
* Both Minns and Albanese have vowed to support the Jewish community and eradicate hate.
For context by number of deaths this is the second worse mass shooting in post WW2 Australian history.
steve_taylor•1mo ago
It's the worst gun massacre since Australia's strict gun control laws came into effect in 1996 following the Port Arthur massacre.
mhb•1mo ago
The headline with the important missing context: "Gunmen kill at least 11 people in attack on Jewish holiday event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach"
RichardLake•1mo ago
* 12 people are confirmed dead, including 1 gunman. Police described the figures as an evolving situation. * 29 people have been transported to area hospitals in a range of conditions, but officials described the injuries are serious. That figure includes two police officers. * Chris Minns and Anthony Albanese described the shooting as a targeted attack on the Jewish community during the first day of Hanukah. * NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon has designated the shooting a terrorist incident. * Lanyon said the gunmen used long arms. Police are investigating what’s believed to be several improvised explosive devices in a vehicle at Bondi beach. * Both Minns and Albanese have vowed to support the Jewish community and eradicate hate.
For context by number of deaths this is the second worse mass shooting in post WW2 Australian history.
steve_taylor•1mo ago