Australia: Twelve killed in gun attack targeting Jewish community
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Police in Australia say 12 people have died in an antisemitic terror attack at Bondi Beach; 29 people were taken to hospital, including a child. The shooting targeted a gathering to mark the first day of Hanukkah. One gunman is among the dead, a second is in hospital, and the police are investigating whether a third was involved.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is a special edition of the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm Janet Jaliel. |
| 0:15.0 | Australian police say a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney |
| 0:18.5 | in which at least 11 people were killed |
| 0:21.1 | targeted the Jewish community. |
| 0:24.3 | An event being held on the beach |
| 0:25.7 | to mark the start of the Jewish Festival of Hanukkah |
| 0:28.2 | was being attended by hundreds of people. |
| 0:31.6 | World leaders have condemned the attack. |
| 0:34.1 | Israel's president has described the gunmen |
| 0:36.5 | as vile terrorists. |
| 0:43.3 | As we record this special podcast, Australian police have confirmed at least 11 people have |
| 0:49.3 | been killed in a mass shooting at one of the country's most popular tourist sites, Bondi Beach in Sydney, |
| 0:55.4 | and that the attack targeted the Jewish community. |
| 1:01.4 | Videos posted on social media showed two men dressed in black shirts firing long-barreled weapons. |
| 1:08.2 | One of them on a pedestrian bridge overlooking the beach. One of the |
| 1:12.5 | attackers was killed. The other one is wounded and in police custody. Nearly 30 other people |
| 1:18.3 | have been taken to hospitals, among them two police officers who were seriously injured. |
| 1:23.4 | Witnesses describe the moment the attack began. I went for a smoke, and then the shooting starts. |
| 1:29.6 | And everyone is running down. |
| 1:32.0 | And two police officers lying down on the ground next to me. |
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