On Sunday, two attackers fired indiscriminately at Jews celebrating the festival on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. 10 people including one attacker lost their lives in this attack. Police have arrested an accused named Navid Akram.
Sydney Mass Attack: One of the two attackers who opened fire on Jews on Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia has been identified as Navid Akram. Police have recovered the driving license of 24 year old Navid. He is a resident of Bonnyrigg, Sydney. Police have raided his house. Let us tell you that 9 people lost their lives in this attack, while one attacker has also been killed. Many videos of this attack are going viral on social media, in which dead bodies are seen lying on the beach.
Indiscriminate firing on a crowd of 2000 people
Let us tell you that the Jewish community was preparing to celebrate Hanukkah festival on the beach, in which about 2 thousand people were involved. The event was organized by the Jewish organization Chabad. According to the local time of Australia, at around 6:45 pm, suddenly two armed attackers started firing on the crowd. Hearing the sound of bullets, people started running here and there to save their lives. So far 16 people have been admitted to different hospitals in Sydney. The injured also included a child who suffered injury in his hand. At the same time, a 62 year old woman got injured in her leg.
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Suspicious things found in Bondi Beach
According to New South Wales Police, police have found some suspicious items from Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which have been confiscated. At present they are being investigated. At the same time, Israeli President Isaac Herzog has called the Sydney firing a terrorist attack. He has called it a mass firing on the Jewish community.
Hanukkah festival canceled in Melbourne
The Hanukkah festival to be held in Melbourne has been canceled after the mass shooting incident against the Jewish community on Bondi Beach. This information has been given by an advocate organization associated with the Jewish community by posting it on the social media platform X.
Former PM of Israel condemned the incident
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has condemned the mass shooting of Jews in Australia. At the same time, senior officials of Israel’s Foreign Ministry have also expressed deep sorrow over this incident. Calling it an attack on the Jewish community, he expressed concern over the increasing anti-Semitic incidents in Australia and sought to ensure their safety.