A 10-year-old girl and an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor were among the 15 victims killed after gunfire ripped through a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach, turning the festive gathering into a bloodbath.
Two gunmen opened fire during the popular event, killing 16 people, including one of the shooters, and injuring 42 in an attack that authorities are calling a deliberate act of antisemitic terrorism.
The ages of the victims range from a young child to an elderly Holocaust survivor in his late 80s.
While official identification of all those killed has not yet been released, authorities say the attack was unprecedented in its brutality and targeted nature.
“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, according to the Associated Press (AP).
“It is forever tarnished by what has occurred.”
