Australia - Mass shooting at Bondi Beach Hanukkah Celebration - 14 Dec 2025

[drsleuth]

17m ago

Police officers remain in critical condition​

By Daniela Pizzirani​

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley says two police officers remain in hospital in a critical condition after they were injured during the attack.

"I'm praying that our officers can get through this and are able to work again," Ms Catley said.

Multiple officers exchanged fire with the two gunmen, with two officers — a constable and probationary constable — suffering gunshot wounds.

NSW Police minister Yasmin Catley (ABC News: )
Ms Catley said although questions around gun laws were "reasonable", it is important to hear from the experts following an investigation into the attack.

She said her team had the back of the Jewish community.

Live: Premier says Bondi Beach shooting will bring 'overwhelming' response

Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. One of two alleged gunmen has also died, while a further 42 people were taken to hospital. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Chimera]

Bondi Beach shooting live updates: Two people in custody after dozens of shots fired at Sydney beach; multiple casualties reported

People have been reporting hearing up to 50 gunshots in the vicinity of Campbell Parade as police advised people to avoid the area.

www.smh.com.au

8.27pm

Bystander tackles gunman in incredible footage​

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I saw that.
What an incredible hero !!!!
Unbelievable and yet he did it, risking his own life for others.

Hero who disarmed Bondi Beach attacker is father-of-two shop owner

Sixteen people are dead after two gunmen opened fire at the popular beach on Sunday evening where a Jewish Hannukah celebration was underway.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been named by relatives as the man fighting one of the terrorists in a video shared widely on social media.

His family said Mr Ahmed, from the Sutherland area of the city, remains in hospital where he has undergone surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand.

Thank you, Ahmed al Ahmed !!!

 

[iamshadow21]

100% BS.

jmo

Jervis Bay is south of Sydney, a good couple of hours drive. I don't believe there's any evidence they were there at all, as their Airbnb is only half an hour from Bonnyrigg.

MOO

 

[Chimera]

‘Anyone would wish to have a son like my son.. hes a good boy’

How tone deaf does she have to be to come out with a statement like that after what her son has done today?

Your son is a disgusting murderer who took away the lives of innocent people.

Well he's alive and being treated for wounds from the police who also took down the dad, so I think they have the right guy in custody.
Smh.
I get it, not wanting to believe it's your own flesh and blood --but he was captured on video by more than one source (drone footage and at least one bystander that I know of ?).
Sometimes it's better to remain silent.
Imo.

Moment Bondi terrorists are downed as they fired rifles

In the footage, filmed from a drone, one of the attackers can be seen firing shots from a pedestrian footbridge before stumbling and falling to the ground after being hit by a police bullet.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[kalekona]

I honestly think she was just trying to process it. Like every neighbor of a serial killer says "he was such a nice guy"

 

[Dotta]

"Dad praises woman ​

shot while shielding his three-year-old girl in Bondi Beach terror attack:​

'Indebted to you for the rest of my life'.​

The parents of a three-year-old girl caught in the Bondi Beach terror attack
have spoken of the heroic stranger
who shielded their child as bullets rained around them.

Parents Wayne and Vanessa
spoke of the incredible moment they found their daughter, Gigi,
hidden under the body of a woman who had been shot in the attack."

Dad praises woman shot while shielding his three-year-old girl

Vanessa said she was watching three-year-old Gigi dance in the field when all of a sudden 'she was gone.'

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Ontario Mom]

Jervis Bay is south of Sydney, a good couple of hours drive. I don't believe there's any evidence they were there at all, as their Airbnb is only half an hour from Bonnyrigg.

MOO

My comment of "100% BS" was in regards to the mother allegedly saying "he's a good boy".

He's a vile murderer. Of men, women and children, young and old.

 

[iamshadow21]

DBM

 

[Chimera]

Revealed: The second hero who died trying to stop Bondi terror gunmen

Reuven Morrison worked at a synagogue just a short walk from where the horror unfolded on Sunday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

A man who survived the Bondi Beach attack has described the moment his best friend died a hero while trying to stop the alleged gunmen.

Reuven Morrison, who serves as an assistant at Bondi's Wellington Street synagogue, put himself in harm's way after meeting his friend Vladimir at the Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach on Sunday.

Rest in peace, Reuven !
May his memory be a blessing.

 

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MSN

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[Chimera]

Sixteen people dead, including child, after Bondi Beach terror attack

Here's a timeline of how the terror attack on Bondi Beach unfolded.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The death toll from the Bondi Beach massacre has risen to 16 overnight, and includes a child, marking one of the darkest days in the country's history.
Some had been there to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Light, which police believed was the intended target of the massacre that has been officially designated a terrorist attack.
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon also confirmed at least 29 people had been injured.

Rbm.
A full-on terrorist attack.
I think the perp Ahmed grabbed the gun from was the dad; in the evil duo of alleged killers.
Omo.

 

[Ontario Mom]

DBM

 

[iamshadow21]

DBM

 

[Ontario Mom]

DBM

 

[iamshadow21]

May your memory be a blessing, Matilda.

Live: Premier says Bondi Beach shooting will bring 'overwhelming' response

Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. One of two alleged gunmen has also died, while a further 42 people were taken to hospital. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Sillybilly]

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[drsleuth]

Key Event
5m ago

10-year-old girl killed in Bondi Beach shooting identified​

By Jessica Riga​

The 10-year-old girl who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting has been identified as Matilda.

Her family have withheld her surname but provided this image to the media.

Matilda was killed during the Bondi Beach shooting. (Supplied)

RIP Matilda

 

[drsleuth]

17m ago

Shooter held gun licence that entitled him to long-arm firearms​

By Maddy Morwood​

Gunman Sajid Akram "met the eligibility criteria for a firearms licence", NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said.

He said the criteria met was for a recreational hunting licence.

"There are two types of hunting licences: the ability to hunt on a property or also as part of a hunting club, or gun club," he said.

The shooter was a member of a gun club and entitled under the Firearms Act to have a firearms licence issued, he said.

Mr Lanyon said the shooter held a Category AB licence, which entitled him to have the long-arm firearms that were used on Sunday.

Live: Premier says Bondi Beach shooting will bring 'overwhelming' response

Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. One of two alleged gunmen has also died, while a further 42 people were taken to hospital. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

[drsleuth]

2m ago

Here's the latest from the NSW government​

By Shiloh Payne​

We just heard from NSW premier and police commissioner. Here's what they said:

• Bondi Beach Public School remains closed due to its proximity to the crime scene.
• Based on his condition, the 24-year-old shooter in hospital is likely to face criminal charges, Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon says.
• The premier says 50-year-old gunman Sajid Arkram had a category AB licence that entitled him to own the long arms he did.
• Gun laws will change in the wake of this tragedy, Chris Minns says.
• The premier is not sure if security at the Hannukah event held firearms.
• Off-duty police officers drove to Bondi in response to the attack.
• The premier is considering recalling parliament to fast-track new gun legislation.
• There are multiple investigations underway.

Live: Premier says Bondi Beach shooting will bring 'overwhelming' response

Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. One of two alleged gunmen has also died, while a further 42 people were taken to hospital. Follow live.

www.abc.net.au

 

[drsleuth]

Witness recounts moment he ‘stomped’ on Bondi shooter's head

‘It was a bit of a dog shot, but I don’t regret it at all. He deserved every bit of it.’

7news.com.au

Bondi terror attack: witness recounts moment he ‘stomped’ on shooter's head​

‘It was a bit of a dog shot, but I don’t regret it at all. He deserved every bit of it.’

Video in link