"At least 12 people, including one gunman, are dead after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, according to officials. At least 29 people have been hospitalized. The attack occurred around 6:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, when emergency services were called to the beach after reports of shots fired, according to the New South Wales police."
"Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday called the shooting a "targeted attack against Jewish Australians" and a "terrorist incident." "An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian," Albanese said in a statement posted on social media. "There is no place for this hate, violence and terrorism in our nation. Let me be clear. We will eradicate it.""
At least 12 people, including one of the gunmen, were killed and at least 29 people hospitalized after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach. Emergency services responded after reports of shots fired around 6:45 p.m.; video showed two gunmen firing from a footbridge and one individual appearing to tackle and disarm a shooter. A second gunman is in critical condition and two police officers were injured. Chabad identified Rabbi Eli Schlanger among the dead. The prime minister described the attack as a targeted terrorist incident against Jewish Australians. Mass shootings are rare in Australia due to strict gun laws.
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