Two gunmen open fire at Bondi Chanukkah event, 10 confirmed dead in mass shooting

[Violet_Crumble]

Source: news.com.au


A gunman has been shot dead and another is being treated after opening fire on Bondi Beach, killing 10 people in what is believed to be a targeted attack on a Jewish event.

It is understood a Chanukkah event was the target of the attack, which police sources believe had been planned for months.

One gunman is understood to have been shot dead and another has been shot and is custody while being worked on by emergency services.

NewsWire understands 10 people have been confirmed dead, including children and a police officer.

Read more: https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/nsw-police-are-urging-people-to-avoid-bondi-beach/news-story/507c72e792348a04730a3157e69e5cec

[Easterncedar]

1. Oh no.

[Violet_Crumble]

4. They're searching now for explosives...

It's very early days, but I'm putting my money on state sponsored terrorism courtesy of Iran. They've got form for being behind attacks on the Jewish communities here.
My heart goes out to all the victims and their families. This stuff shouldn't happen in Australia.

[colorado_ufo]

26. Or anywhere.

Extreme condolences to the families, and prayers for the deceased and the recovery of those injured.

[tetedur]

8. FB Eyeballs

[jfz9580m]

3. Jesus..wtf? nt

[calimary]

5. Aw man...

Why can’t people be nice to each other even just for a couple of weeks? Just for right now, during the holidays - holidays that pretty much everybody celebrates in some form or other.

Just for right now? No more of this bad, sad, angry, bloody, heartbreaking stuff - just maybe for the next two weeks?

[C Moon]

6. The hate in this world is growing. And most of it seems to be racism.

Thank you MAGA fukheads, and all of you gullible $hithead voters (in the U.S.) who believed the hype.

[Raine]

10. It was antisemitism ... nt

[Callie1979]

13. Same thing to me; hating for what or who someone is

[cab67]

27. personally -

I prefer to use the word "bigotry" to include all such forms of hatred (racism, antisemitism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and so on).

But I also agree they're equally repugnant, no matter what word one uses for them.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Update at source - one gunman named as Naveed Akram

One of two gunmen who opened fire on Sydney’s Bondi beach killing nine people in a targeted attack has been named.

Naveed Akram is confirmed to be one of the two shooters who opened fire on a Jewish Chanukkah event shortly before 7pm on Sunday.

Police had the man’s house in western Sydney cordoned off shortly after 9pm.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Washington Post:

Nine killed in shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach

At least 12 others were injured in a shooting at Sydney’s popular Bondi Beach. One gunman was also killed, and another suspect is in custody, police said.

December 14, 2025 at 5:06 a.m. EST

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[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Now 12 dead, including one of the gunmen; police investigating possibility of a third gunman

The NSW premier, Chris Minns, is speaking now. He just said at least 12 are dead:

This cowardly act of terrifying violence is shocking and painful to see, and represents some of our worst fears about terrorism in Sydney.

This attack was designed to target Sydney’s Jewish community. On the first day of Hanukah. What should have been a night of peace and joy, celebrated in that community with families and supporters, has been shattered by this horrifying, evil attack.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/14/nsw-police-responding-to-reports-of-shooting-at-sydneys-bondi-beach-follow-latest?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-693e99588f08e69a0ce3f1bb#block-693e99588f08e69a0ce3f1bb

The NSW police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, is speaking now. He said:

Twenty-nine people have been transported to various hospitals around the Sydney area, including two police officers. The condition of those officers and the other transported are serious but there is a range of conditions.

The shooting has been designated a terrorist incident. Lanyon said police are investigating if there is a third offender.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/14/nsw-police-responding-to-reports-of-shooting-at-sydneys-bondi-beach-follow-latest?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-693e9a5f8f08ff9b9e856c95#block-693e9a5f8f08ff9b9e856c95

[speak easy]

12. A gunman left a black-and-white flag on the hood of his car.

It resembles the flag of ISIS.

[lostincalifornia]

14. Hate and insanity have become the norm. Unbelievable.

[LymphocyteLover]

15. Rare to have mass shootings in Australia... strange

[chouchou]

16. We don't like your religion and we're gonna' do something about it.

[Solly Mack]

17. ...

[Ponietz]

18. 43-year old Ahmed Al-Ahmed, a Muslim fruit seller with 2 kids, heroically disarmed one attacker

As per various reports on Reddit.

[mcar]

19. Thanks for this

A slight glimmer of hope on an otherwise ugly day.

[AllyCat]

20. The video is incredible. He completely disarmed the one shooter

Then started chucking rocks at him. Another shooter on the bridge still opening fire, but one stopped from hurting others.

[BootinUp]

22. The linked story in the OP says he is in hospital, having been shot twice

the hero, I mean.

[moonscape]

23. Netanyahu praised him for being Jewish. I

do hope he will now praise him for being Muslim.

[Skittles]

29. I wish people would just be decent human beings

without religion being involved

[Violet_Crumble]

33. No time for that. He's busy attacking the Australian govt...

What a fuckwit...

[BootinUp]

21. Difficult to process. nt

[chowder66]

24. My heart aches. So much senseless violence.

[Collimator]

25. There is an eerie quality to this shooting.

Has anyone here seen a limited series called Top of the Lake? The first iteration was set in New Zealand; the second in Australia. In the second season, there was a shooter on Bondi Beach.

[Initech]

28. Just another day in the nightmare hell world created by Donald Trump, Fox News, the NRA, Infowars...

The Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society...

[iemanja]

30. Australia has significant gun control

And it was not created by Trump or the Heritage foundation. Everything isn’t about us, as unfathomable as Americans may find that.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

31. Just heard 16 dead. A father and son were the shitbag shooters.

[sabbat hunter]

32. Considering

how tight gun control is in Australia, it should be easy to find out where they got their guns, and ammo.

Is it possible they used 3D printers to make "ghost guns"?

Ahmed al-Ahmed is a hero, should be hailed by everyone.

[Violet_Crumble]

34. The father had a licence for 6 guns...

And either he or the son were known to police.
Our gun laws need to be looked at. Someone living in a city doesn't need that many guns.

[scipan]

35. Absolutely crazy

for killing people because of their beliefs or ethnicity.

World gone mad.