at Bondi Beach in Sydney<\/a>, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said during a press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAlbanese said Sunday would be remembered as a “dark day in Australia’s history,” after authorities said two gunmen — one of whom was killed during the incident — opened fire on an event marking the first night of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least 15 people were killed and more than 40 people were injured in the attack, a NSW Health spokesperson said in a statement to media on Monday afternoon. Twenty-seven patients are being treated at eight hospitals in and around Sydney, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prime minister encouraged everyone in Australia to put a candle in their windows on Monday evening to show “that light will indeed defeat darkness.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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