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The Digest:

Police have identified the two gunmen in the Sydney Bondi Beach attack that killed 15 people as a father and son, in what authorities have described as a targeted antisemitic assault on a Hanukkah celebration.

Key Points:
  • The attackers were Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, according to Australian media.
  • The father was killed at the scene; his son is hospitalized in critical condition.
  • Forty people remain injured, including two police officers in serious condition.
  • Victims ranged in age from 10 to 87; about 1,000 people attended the festival.
  • A bystander, Ahmed al Ahmed, was hailed as a hero for tackling and disarming a gunman.
  • The father has held a firearms license since 2015 and legally owns six weapons.
  • He arrived in Australia in 1998 on a student visa; his son is an Australian-born citizen.
The attack underscores how deeply personal and ideological storms can erupt into public violence, leaving a community to grapple with loss, bravery, and the fragile nature of safety in shared spaces.

Sources: CNN, Vanguard, PM News