DENVER (KDVR) — On Sunday, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, authorities reported that a father and son opened fire on a group of people celebrating the Chanukah by the Sea event for the start of the eight-day Hanukkah festival.
The shooting killed 15 people, including a child, ranging in ages from 10 to 87. At least 42 more people were injured, with several of them in critical condition at the hospital, according to New South Wales Premier Chris Minns.
Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
One of the gunmen, a 50-year-old man, was shot and killed by police, while the other shooter, his 24-year-old son, was wounded and is being treated at a hospital, according to New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon.
“What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores in an iconic Australian location, Bondi Beach, that is associated with joy, associated with families gathering, associated with celebrations,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said to AP on Monday in Australia…