Three people have been shot dead in Lake Cargelligo, a small town in New South Wales, Australia, authorities said on Thursday, prompting a lockdown as police continue to search for the gunman. Emergency services were called to the scene in the late afternoon following reports of gunfire. Read More: Police arrest cop accused of killing […]
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No terror network links in Bondi Beach attack: police
Australian police have said that the father and son accused of carrying out a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach acted alone and were not part of a wider terrorist network. Authorities said there was no evidence linking the suspects to an organised terrorist cell. The attack took place on December 14 during a Jewish […]
Bondi Beach shooters trained in NSW countryside
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Police allege that Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24, conducted tactical firearms training in the New South Wales (NSW) countryside prior to last week’s deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach. Read More: ‘Dark Day’ for Australia as 12 killed in Bondi Beach shooting The attack, targeting a Hanukkah event, killed 15 people in Australia’s deadliest […]
Australian lifeguards observe silence for Bondi shooting victims
Australian surf lifesavers lined Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Saturday to honour the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival. Standing along the shoreline in their red-and-yellow uniforms, rescuers observed a three-minute silence, some embracing or shedding tears, as a helicopter hovered overhead. The ceremony came six days after the December 14 […]
Bondi Beach attack raises terrorism and security concerns
Australian police say two alleged gunmen who attacked a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had travelled to the Philippines before carrying out the assault. The shooting, described as Australia’s worst mass attack in nearly 30 years, is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. Read More: ‘Hero’ who disarmed Bondi gunman […]
Australia PM vows tougher gun laws after Bondi beach attack
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese clarified the immigration status of the two suspects involved in the deadly Bondi Beach shooting, describing the attack as an act of antisemitic terrorism. Fifteen people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed when a father and son opened fire at a Hanukkah event on Sunday, December 14. Read More: […]
Swiss to vote on tightening gun laws, with EU relations in the balance
The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to bring the country’s gun laws in line with EU legislation, with the government warning a ‘no’ could threaten relations with the bloc. A demand from the neighbouring European Union that Switzerland toughen its gun laws has prompted a rare national debate over firearm ownership in the wealthy […]
Tough New Zealand gun laws easily pass first hurdle
New legislation to tighten New Zealand gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings drew overwhelming support when it was introduced to parliament on Tuesday. Lawmakers voted 119-1 in favour of the bill, which bans military-style semi-automatic (MSSA) rifles like those used in the March 15 rampage by a white supremacist which claimed […]