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Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Thursday, December 18, 2025
ISIS calls Bondi Beach terror attack ‘source of pride,’ but doesn’t claim responsibility
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People stand near a floral tribute outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP/Steve Markham)
The Islamic State group says the deadly terror attack targeting a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was a “source of pride,” in an article published on the group’s Telegram channel.
The group does not explicitly claim responsibility for Sunday’s attack in which two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
In a lengthy statement released today, the Islamic State praises the Bondi Beach attack, calling the two perpetrators "lions", and warning that more attacks are to come, the group has not explicitly claimed the attack but it is understood by the statement that they enabled it.… https://t.co/Kv5IOd9K2B pic.twitter.com/iuLPONSw0l
— Brant (@BrantPhilip_) December 18, 2025
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