From Newsweek:
The Premier of New South Wales has confirmed 12 people have been killed after a terrorism incident at the Hanukkah by the Sea event at Australia’s busy Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday evening. “The evil unleashed at Bondi is beyond comprehension,” said Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese in live remarks. “This is a dark moment for our nation.”
- Australian media reported an event to mark the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah was scheduled to take place at the beach on Sunday evening local time.
- Police have called the event a “terrorism incident.” [scroll for more:]
From AP:
The suspect was in critical condition, authorities said. At least 29 people were confirmed wounded, including two police officers, said Mal Lanyon, the police commissioner for New South Wales state, where Sydney is located. The massacre followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled Australia over the past year, although the authorities didn’t suggest those episodes and Sunday’s mass shooting were connected.