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"The Bondi beach attack in Australia sits at the intersection of growing antisemitism, fractured social cohesion, enduring influence of Islamic State ideology, and mishandling by the government," writ
The suspected gunmen in the Bondi Beach attack threw explosives at the start of the deadly incident and had practised shooting weeks before, according to new court documents. They allege the pair "meticulously" planned the attack for months and, two days prior to the shooting, visited Bondi for reconnaissance.
A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach allegedly conducted firearms training with his father
The father and son accused of carrying out Australia’s worst terror attack undertook firearms training at an undisclosed location in the countryside, according to an alleged statement of facts released by a magistrate Monday.
Findings from a coroner's inquest into the incident were due to be delivered this week, but were delayed after two gunmen unleashed a hail of bullets on an event marking the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah eight days ago.
Court documents released on Monday include new details about the deadly attack and the men suspected of carrying it out.
Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15 people. Since then, Australian governments have been galvanized into action on countering antisemitism and tightening already strict national gun controls.
The two men believed to carry out the attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach that killed 15 people had two pipe bombs and a tennis-ball bomb.
A screenshot of a Facebook profile that social media posts have claimed belongs to one of the alleged gunmen who attacked Sydney's Bondi Beach is AI-generated, according to Google's AI detection tool.