Australia, Bondi Beach and Islamic State
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Australia's prime minister said the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “clearly” motivated by extremist ideology.
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'Heroic' bystander who wrestled gun from Bondi Beach attacker is son of refugees and father to two
A bystander who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, whose refugee parents had just arrived from Syria, according to Australian officials and media.
Two suspected gunmen accused of killing 15 people and injuring dozens during a Hanukkah celebration in Australia have been identified as a father and a son, authorities said. The younger man was reportedly investigated years ago over suspected links to an ISIS cell in Sydney,
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
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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.
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Australia’s Jewish community saw an attack coming but no one expected the Bondi Beach horror
Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in almost 30 years targeted Jewish families on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, one of the country’s most iconic locations, on one of the most festive days of the Jewish calendar.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the attack "was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah."
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Shooting on Bondi Beach pierces Australia’s sense of security. Survivors remember moments of terror
In the minutes that followed the first sounds of gunfire Sunday night at Bondi Beach in Sydney, the assault would end the lives of at least 15 people.