"MELBOURNE, Australia A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday. The suspects were a father and son, aged 50 and 24, authorities have said. The older man, whom state officials named as Sajid Akram, was shot dead. His son was being treated at a hospital."
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the remarks were based on evidence obtained, including "the presence of Islamic State flags in the vehicle that has been seized." There are 25 people still being treated in hospitals after Sunday's massacre, 10 of them in critical condition. Three of them are patients in a children's hospital. Also among them is Ahmed al Ahmed, who was captured on video tackling and disarming one assailant, before pointing the man's weapon at him and then setting it on the ground."
"Those killed ranged in age from 10 to 87 years old. They were attending a Hanukkah event at Australia's most famous beach Sunday when the gunshots rang out. Calls for stricter gun laws Albanese and the leaders of some of Australia's states have pledged to tighten the country's already strict gun laws in what would be the most sweeping reforms since a shooter killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania in 1996."
A mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach killed 15 people and left 25 hospitalized, including children. Authorities identified the suspects as a 50-year-old father, named Sajid Akram, and his 24-year-old son; the older suspect was shot dead and the son was hospitalized. Police described the incident as a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State and reported finding Islamic State flags in a seized vehicle. Victims ranged from 10 to 87 years old. National and state leaders pledged to tighten Australia’s strict gun laws after revelations the older suspect legally acquired six weapons.
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