Australia, Bondi Beach and Jewish
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An event to mark the first day of Hanukkah was taking place at Bondi Beach when the shooting took place, killing at least 15 people ages 10 to 87. Officials declared the shooting a terrorist event and said it was “designed to target” Jewish people.
The Australia side watched the events unfurl while at the team hotel in Adelaide, where the third Ashes Test begins on Wednesday.
The 43-year-old disarmed one of the gunmen, sustaining injuries while potentially saving lives during the massacre.
Video appears to show a man tackling and disarming one of the gunmen, as officials say 11 people were killed in an attack "designed to target" Jewish people.
A 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor and a young French national were among at least 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on families celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday,
President Trump mourned the victims of the tragic shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia — as well as the killing of three US soldiers in Syria — during a White House Christmas event Sunday.
Hollywood stars Gal Gadot, Ashton Kutcher and Rebel Wilson react to tragic Sydney shooting during Hanukkah celebration that killed 16 people on first night of Jewish holiday.
Police in Australia say two people have been arrested after reports that multiple people were shot at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. A New South Wales state police statement said on Sunday two people had been taken into custody.