Eleven murdered, multiple wounded in mass shooting at Hanukkah party at Bondi Beach, Australia

JP : Two people were taken into police custody shortly after the event, local law enforcement confirmed. At least eleven people have been murdered, including Chabad emissary Rabbi Eli Schlanger, and several more were wounded, after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

MASS SHOOTING AT BONDI BEACH IN SYDNEY

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As well as Rabbi Schlanger, Chabad confirmed that several of its other schluchim (emissaries) were wounded during the attack. Two people were taken into police custody shortly after the event, local law enforcement confirmed.   

The shooter at the Bondi Beach has been identified as Naveed Akram. He is a 24 year old man who comes from Bonnyrigg in Sydney's south-west, as Daily Mail reported. The driver license of the suspected terrorist has been recovered.

"The police operation is ongoing, and we continue to urge people to avoid the area. Please obey ALL police directions. Do not cross police lines," police wrote. The party, Hanukkah by the Sea, is an annual event run by Chabad of Bondi, where the community lights up the menorah on the first day of the holiday. Jeremy Leibler, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, told the Post, "The Jewish community is in shock. 

There were 2,000 members of the Jewish community celebrating Hanukkah, lighting the first candle together at Bondi Beach. We are at high alert." "This is a day of profound grief. Members of our community have been murdered. Others have been seriously injured. Families are shattered. A sacred moment of light has been turned into darkness. 

We are working urgently with authorities as further details are confirmed. Our focus right now is on the victims, their families, and the safety of the community," he stated. "Let me be clear. An attack on Jews celebrating their faith is an attack on Australia itself. It is an assault on our values, our social cohesion, and the basic right of people to gather without fear."

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