Sydney, Bondi Beach and shooting
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Preliminary evidence indicates Naveed Akram, 24, staged a “terrorist attack inspired by ISIS," police said Wednesday. The first funerals for victims were held under tight security.
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Youngest Bondi shooting victim buried as Australian leader vows to crack down on hate crime
Mourners on Thursday laid to rest the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney: 10-year-old Matilda, who had been enjoying the Hanukkah festivities with her family when the gunmen opened fire.
Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.
The shooting that targeted a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, has caused fear and grief but will not deter Hanukkah events, community leaders say.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited a Sydney hospital where he met a man who disarmed an apparent gunman during Sunday's mass shooting in Bondi.
Trump condemns the Sydney Hanukkah attack, honours victims at the White House, and urges nations to unite against radical Islamic terrorism.
Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.
The New York Giants have released a statement addressing the recent shootings at Brown University and in Sydney, Australia.
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