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Violet_Crumble

(36,378 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2025, 04:28 AM Sunday

Two gunmen open fire at Bondi Chanukkah event, 10 confirmed dead in mass shooting [View all]

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

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Two gunmen open fire at Bondi Chanukkah event, 10 confirmed dead in mass shooting [View all] Violet_Crumble Sunday OP

Oh no. Easterncedar Sunday #1

They're searching now for explosives... Violet_Crumble Sunday #4

Or anywhere. colorado_ufo Sunday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Buddyzbuddy Sunday #2

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Jesus..wtf? nt jfz9580m Sunday #3

Aw man... calimary Sunday #5

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

It was antisemitism ... nt Raine Sunday #10

Same thing to me; hating for what or who someone is Callie1979 Sunday #13

personally - cab67 Sunday #27

Update at source - one gunman named as Naveed Akram muriel_volestrangler Sunday #7

Washington Post: mahatmakanejeeves Sunday #9

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

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

Hate and insanity have become the norm. Unbelievable. lostincalifornia Sunday #14

Rare to have mass shootings in Australia... strange LymphocyteLover Sunday #15

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

... Solly Mack Sunday #17

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

Thanks for this mcar Sunday #19

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

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

Netanyahu praised him for being Jewish. I moonscape Sunday #23

I wish people would just be decent human beings Skittles Sunday #29

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

Difficult to process. nt BootinUp Sunday #21

My heart aches. So much senseless violence. chowder66 Sunday #24

There is an eerie quality to this shooting. Collimator Sunday #25

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

Australia has significant gun control iemanja Sunday #30

Just heard 16 dead. A father and son were the shitbag shooters. Floyd R. Turbo Sunday #31

Considering sabbat hunter Sunday #32

The father had a licence for 6 guns... Violet_Crumble Sunday #34

Absolutely crazy scipan Yesterday #35