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Sunday, December 14, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 14, 2025
‘Everyone panicked and ran’: Witness describes chaos as gunmen opened fire at Sydney Hanukkah event
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn eyewitness to the shooting attack at a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach describes the chaos when the gunmen opened fire.
“Everyone panicked and ran. They told us it was at a Chabad house,” the unnamed witness tells Channel 12 news.
Reports says some 2,000 people were at the Chabad event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah. A flyer for the event advertised special activities for children.
Police say two suspects are in custody.
???????? The invitation to the Hanukkah event at the Chabad house in Bondi, which according to reports was the target of the shooting in Sydney. pic.twitter.com/ihBjbBdAqR
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) December 14, 2025
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