US EditionDan Elkayam, French-Born IT Worker, Killed in Australia Attack
Fifteen people died and at least 40 were injured in an antisemitic attack targeting a Hanukkah event, Australian police said the gunmen were a father and son.
- On Sunday, a mass shooting at Bondi Beach's Hanukkah event killed 15 people and wounded at least 40, including French national Dan Elkayam among around 1,000 attendees.
- Australian authorities classified the attack as a terrorist act, and the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office opened a parallel investigation, according to reports.
- Two gunmen opened fire while Rabbi Eli Schlanger led the ceremony, with Schlanger among the victims and police shooting one attacker dead while the other remains critical.
- French officials reacted with sorrow and security orders, with Jean-Noël Barrot writing `It is with immense sadness that we learned that our compatriot Dan Elkayam was among the victims` and Laurent Nuñez instructing reinforced law enforcement presence.
- Elkayam held a master's in computer engineering and worked in Sydney since December 2024; Kamal Hennou, director of ESGI, said `We are all devastated` and the school held a minute's silence on Monday.
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French victim of Australia attack described as 'bursting with talent'
Dan Elkayam, a 27-year-old French engineer, was among 15 people killed in the antisemitic attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday. His former engineering school in Paris described him as talented and kind, while France opened a terrorism investigation and increased security at Jewish sites.
Young French footballer Dan Elkayam, 27, is one of the victims of the mass shooting in Sydney. Now he is being paid tribute by his local club Rockdale Linden. – He was so popular and talented as a player. Football and beach life were his passion, says club manager Dennis Loether to The Age newspaper.
The 27-year-old French victim of the Sunday beach attack in Sydney had arrived in Australia last year.
The young man is one of 15 people killed by two men who opened fire on Sunday on a crowd celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanuka on Bondi Beach.
Among the 16 deaths of the terrorist attack on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach in Sydney is the 27-year-old French football player Dan Elkayam. His club Rockdale Ilinden deeply mourns the talent that died much too soon.
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