US EditionBondi Beach shooting motivated by Islamic State ideology, Australia PM says
Fifteen killed and dozens injured in an attack at a Jewish Hanukkah festival, with Islamic State flags and IEDs found in the attackers’ vehicle, authorities say.
- Sajid Akram, 50, was shot by police and died at the scene while his son Naveed Akram, 24, is critically injured; police found homemade Islamic State flags and explosives in their car.
- Security agencies say Naveed Akram came to ASIO's attention in 2019 over extremist ties, and ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess confirmed one attacker was known but not an immediate threat; investigators probe their November trip to the Philippines.
- Families and hospitals reported two police officers were shot, including Constable Scott Dyson who remains hospitalized, while 26 others remain in hospital as of Monday night.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government will consider tougher measures, with an emergency national cabinet meeting on Monday to review firearms rules after Sajid Akram's legal ownership of six guns raised scrutiny.
- Calls for a royal commission have been made as John Coyne and analysts urge scrutiny of law enforcement oversight and inquiry mechanisms amid antisemitism surges since October 7.
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Australian police have charged one of the two gunmen who killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach with terrorism. His father, the other gunman, died at the scene. The first funerals for victims of the attack were held in Australia today.
Talk about burying the lead!!!
Two Islamic terrorists massacre and wound dozens of Jews on a Sydney beach and the Australian Prime Minister blames it on “Right Wing Extremists.” And he does it more than once! Not surprisingly, Australian government officials are planning to place even stricter controls on gun ownership and further restrict anti-Islam speech, but not a word […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that the attack on a crowd celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on a popular beach in Sydney was probably “motivated by the ideology” of the jihadist Islamic State group.
The two jihadist terrorists of the attack on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Australia last Sunday, December 14, had ties to the Islamic State (ISIS), as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, December 16. Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured. The two terrorists were a month in the Philippines, where they received military training. Investigators have claimed that the police had found two home flag…
How Israel tried to pin blame for Bondi Beach shooting on Iran
A deadly shooting at a Jewish festival near Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday is being blamed by some Israeli officials on Iran, despite no evidence connecting the suspects to Tehran. A father and son of Indian origin have been named as chief suspects in the attack, with authorities looking at possible ideological motivations, with Islamic State group paraphernalia allegedly found at the site. Despite this, Israel has alleged an Iranian role in th…
Why the Australia beach shooting should terrify EVERYONE
Two shooters opened fire on Bondi beach at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration. Glenn Beck reacts to this horiffic act of evil and also to the heroic act of a man who tackled one of the shooters. TranscriptBelow is a rush transcript that may contain errorsGLENN: So let me just cover the headlines really quickly: Brown University, yesterday, there was a shooter. Two are dead. The only one that has been named so far is the Republican Club Vice President…
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