Gunmen kill 15 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach
Police say the alleged attackers who opened fire at a Jewish celebration were a 50-year-old father and his son
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Father, son alleged gunmen in Bondi Beach shooting
Australian police said on Monday that the alleged gunmen behind an attack at a Jewish celebration in Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people were a father and son duo. One of the gunmen was also killed, bringing the death toll to 16.
It was the country’s worst gun attack in about 30 years. The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, while his 24-year-old son was in critical condition in hospital, police said at a press conference on Monday.
Officials have described the shooting on Sunday as a targeted antisemitic attack. Forty people were hospitalised, including two police officers who police said were in a serious but stable condition. The victims were aged between 10 and 87.
Around 1,000 people had gathered at Bondi Beach on Sunday for the “Chanukah by the Sea 2025” event to mark the start of the eight-day Jewish Hanukkah festival when gunmen opened fire.
Police told a press conference the shooting was “a terrorist incident” due to the event targeted and the weapons used.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters he was “devastated” by the attack.