Sydney mourns 15 killed in Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years
Dozens of people lined up
early on Tuesday at Sydney's Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the
15 victims and those wounded in Sunday's Hannukah festival
shootings, Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years.
The death toll stands at 16 including one of the gunmen,
aged 50, who was shot by police on Sunday. The man's 24-year-old
son was in critical condition in hospital, police said on
Monday.
The pair fired upon hundreds of people at a Jewish Hannukah
festival being held at Bondi Beach, forcing people to flee and
take shelter amid the carnage.
Police have not released the suspects' names but national
broadcaster ABC and other media have identified them as Sajid
Akram and his son Naveed Akram.
Australia's gun laws, considered among the toughest in the
world, are now being examined by the federal government, after
it was revealed that Sajid Akram had six registered weapons.
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