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Key FactsDeadly Attack Strikes Hanukkah Event in Bondi Beach
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
- Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney, killing 15 people aged between 10 and 87.
- Victims included a Holocaust survivor, a 10-year-old girl, several rabbis, and citizens from France, Slovakia, and Israel.
- More than 40 attendees were wounded in the attack, which occurred on the first day of the Jewish festival.
- The community mourns prominent victims such as Rabbi Eli Schlanger and French IT professional Dan Elkayam.
He was so proud of us ... and loved us more than life itself.— Leor Amzalak about his grandfather Tibor Weitzen, who was killed in the attack.
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Key FactsNick Reiner Charged in Parents' Fatal Stabbing
6 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
- Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances for multiple killings involving a knife.
- He was arrested near the University of Southern California and is being held without bail following his arrest on Monday.
- The bodies of Rob and Michele Reiner were discovered in their home with stab wounds.
- Nick Reiner’s ongoing addiction struggles inspired a 2016 film co-written by him and directed by his father.
In a time when there's not a lot of courage going on, they were the kind of people who were ready to put their actions behind what they cared about.— Michelle Obama, in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel about Rob and Michele Reiner.
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A vigil has mourned 16 killed as Jewish community gathers in grief.
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A Sydney Muslim community leader says Islamic leaders are refusing to perform funeral rites for the Bondi gunman who was shot dead.
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The four intruders forced the family into separate rooms at screwdriver-point.
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Police say Paul Stevens fired from 20m at movement he thought was a deer.
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Hausia alleged theft of voting papers and fraudulent use of stolen voting papers.
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Blind Low Vision NZ says some Auckland areas are now off-limits for guide dogs.
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'It’s my home, so it hits close.' The actor's Australian base is at Bondi Beach.
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The Bondi service comes after 15 people were killed and dozens wounded.
Ngāti Rēhia will become kaitiaki while public access and reserve status remain.
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Rob Reiner, 78, and wife Michele, 70, were found stabbed in their Brentwood home.
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Garry Smith helped the Kiwis seal a historic 2-1 series win over Great Britain in 1971.
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The Australian government is planning major gun law reforms after 15 innocent people were killed when a father and son opened fire at a Jewish Hanukkah ... Show more
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The death toll stands at 15, with 22 people still being treated in hospital.
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"It’s just devastating, it’s such a dark day for Sydney," said a man who found five phones.
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Key FactsDeadly Bondi Attack Shakes Australian Community
2 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news.com.au
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news.com.au
- A father and son opened fire at a Jewish Hanukkah event in Bondi, with the incident declared terrorism.
- Victims ranged in age from 10 to 87 years, with 16 confirmed dead and 26 injured hospitalized.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke faced heckling during a memorial for the victims.
- The alleged gunmen had spent a month in the Philippines prior to the attack, a known terrorism hub.
There is no place for this hate violence and terrorism in our nation.— Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking about the violence and the terrorist attack.
His wife Imelda died two years earlier. Their twin sons, now 12, are orphans.
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He had limited contact with family in India since he migrated to Australia 27 years ago.
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Police say several pig heads were found at the cemetery entrance.
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Serious crash closes SH2 north of Katikati, drivers warned of long delays
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Australia's Prime Minister Albanese says Isis ideology drove the Bondi Beach shooters.
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