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 […]
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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 […]
Fake news spreads after Sydney Bondi Beach attack, man misidentified as shooter
SYDNEY: Following the deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a misinformation campaign has emerged online, falsely linking an innocent man to the incident. Australian authorities confirmed that two gunmen shot and killed 11 people at a Hanukkah gathering, while dozens more were injured. However, Israeli, Indian, and Afghan media outlets circulated the photograph of Sheikh […]
FBI to return Nazi-stolen art to Jewish collector’s heirs
A painting stolen from the family of art collector Adolphe Schloss by Germans during the World War II occupation of France will be returned to his descendants in New York, the French consulate said in a statement Tuesday. The painting, Dutch artist Salomon Koninck’s 1639 “A Scholar Sharpening His Quill,” was part of an important […]