At least 15 people were killed and 42 injured were hospitalized in a terror attack that targeted a Chanukah party on Bondi Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Sunday, according to Australian authorities and local media reports on Sunday morning local time.
Those who were killed were between the ages of 10 and 87, according to the Australian public broadcaster ABC, which cited Chris Minns, premier of New South Wales. The shooters are believed to be a father and son, according to ABC, which reported that the alleged terrorist Naveed Akram, 24, is under police guard in the hospital, and police shot and killed his father, 50, on Sunday.
The commissioner of the New South Wales police said that officers found “two ‘basic’ explosive devices” at the shooter’s home on Sunday night and that the “explosives had not been activated,” according to ABC. When a reporter asked the New South Wales premier about reports that police froze rather than returning fire, Minns said that “I’m not going to go into the circumstances of police officers that returned fire, but I can tell you their bravery, their courage in these circumstances saved countless lives and I would urge everyone not to jump to conclusions,” ABC reported. (Read More)
