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Gunmen Kill 16 at Bondi Beach Hanukkah Celebration

Gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach killing 16 people and wounding dozens in what authorities are treating as a terrorist attack as police probe suspects and call for tougher gun controls

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16 - Death toll in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack

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"The fact that today every public Jewish gathering must be weighed for risk is a sign of something deeply wrong" — UK chief rabbi

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