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The death toll from the Sunday’s terror attack at a Jewish holiday celebrations in Sydney’s Bondi Beach rose to 15 on Monday with 40 injured, media reports said.
The authorities identified one of the gunmen as 50 year old Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram by the local Australian media. Police did not provide details about the firearms used in the attack but videos from the scene showed the men firing what appeared to be a bold-action rifle and a shotgun. Prime Minister I Kerala to Kolkata to Mondekar
Gunmen opened fire at the Jewish holiday celebration killing at least 11 people in what Australian officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack. One of the suspected gunmen was also killed. A second was in critical condition and police were investigating whether a third gunman was involved, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon told a press conference.
Two police officers were among 40 people taken to hospital with injuries.
A 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 to avoid further carnage.
“There are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery,” said Chris Minns, premier of New South Wales state where Sydney is located, calling the bystander “a genuine hero”.
A bomb-disposal unit was working on several suspected improvised explosive devices, Lanyon said. Mike Burgess, a top Australian intelligence official, said one of the suspected attackers was known to authorities but had not been deemed an immediate threat.

