Source: Radio New Zealand
Australia is mourning 15 people shot dead in the Bondi terror attack, with thousands attending vigils in Sydney and Melbourne.
Sixteen people – including one of two gunmen – were killed after a father and son opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach.
Australian officials described it as a targeted, anti-semitic terror attack.
Overnight, Sydney’s iconic Opera House was lit up with an image of candles on a menorah, and thousands attended vigils held in multiple states. International leaders have also condemned the attack.
Australian authorities said far more people would have been killed were it not for a bystander, identified by local media as fruit shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed, 43, who was filmed charging a gunman from behind, grappling with him and wresting a rifle from his hands.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese proposed “tougher gun laws” on Monday, after police confirmed one of the assailants was licensed to hold six firearms.
“The government is prepared to take whatever action is necessary. Included in that is the need for tougher gun laws.”
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