Bondi Beach Shooting: Death Toll Climbs To 16, And Left 40 Injured In Mass Attack (Representative Image: AP)
At least 10 people, including children and a police officer, were killed, while 11 others sustained injuries after gunmen opened fire at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, according to News AU.
Police believe the attack was targeted at a Jewish Hanukkah gathering. Among those injured were two police personnel, officials said.
Police sources said the assault appeared to be premeditated over several months and was aimed at a Chanukkah event being held at Bondi Beach Park, close to a children’s playground.
Hanukkah, also spelled, Chanukah, is an eight-day Jewish festival that celebrates the victory of the Jews over Greek-Syrian rulers and the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago.
Hanukkah commemorates the Miracle of the Oil. According to Jewish tradition, after reclaiming the Temple, the Jews found only a small amount of consecrated oil, enough to keep the sacred lamp (menorah) burning for one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted for eight days, giving time to prepare more oil.
One of the victims, who was shot in the leg, said he took shelter inside the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club along with dozen others. He recalled hearing repeated “popping” sounds as people leapt over security barriers and fled to safety.
Videos from the scene showed a bystander bravely confronting the suspected gunman and disarming him by snatching away the rifle, an action that may have saved multiple lives.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the attacker was firing from a grassy patch near the Campbell Parade car park when the civilian stepped in and stopped him.
A name, Naveed Akram, has surfaced on the internet; however, it is yet to be verified by the officials. More details are awaited on the rest of the gunmen behind the mass shooting.
TV stations showed disturbing scenes of people on the ground, emergency crews racing to help. Police kept warning everyone to stay away while they tried to get control of the situation.
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