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Australian authorities tie Bondi Beach shooting to Islamic State

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The suspects, a 50-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, were father and son.

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  1. Fox News

    Australian authorities: Bondi Beach shooting was 'terrorism ... designed to target Sydney's Jewish community' (opens Fox News)

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    An investigation is underway after a deadly attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, with police saying it was an act of "terrorism."

  2. The Washington Free Beacon

    Australia Investigated Bondi Beach Terrorist for ISIS Ties But Determined He Carried No Threat (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Australian authorities held a six-month-long investigation into one of the Bondi Beach terrorists for his links to ISIS but determined he wasn’t a threat and allowed his household to own six firearms.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    What we know about the father and son suspects in the Bondi Beach attack (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Australia's prime minister said Monday that the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “clearly” motivated by extremist ideology.

  4. Digital Journal

    Bondi Beach gunmen had possible Islamic State links, says ABC (opens Digital Journal)

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    A father and son who killed 15 people attending a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach had possible links to the Islamic State group, the Australian

  5. Newsweek

    Australian authorities tie Bondi Beach shooting to Islamic State (opens Newsweek)

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    The suspects, a 50-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, were father and son.

  6. KESQ Palm Springs

    Bondi terror suspects driven by ‘Islamic State ideology,’ recently traveled to Philippine island wracked by extremism (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Jessie Yeung, Sandi Sidhu, Jinky Jorgio, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — The father and son duo suspected of carrying out a massacre at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday were “driven by Islamic state ideology,” police say, as Philippines authorities confirmed the pair recently traveled to a part of t…

  7. NPR

    Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group (opens NPR)

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    A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's police said Tuesday.

  8. WMUR

    Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State (opens WMUR)

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    Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett says a mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State."

  9. WHDH Boston

    Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,”

  10. WSVN Miami

    Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack

  11. Townhall

    To the Shock of No One, Australian PM Says Bondi Terrorists Motivated by ISIS (opens Townhall)

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    Australian PM confirms Bondi Beach attack motivated by ISIS ideology.

  12. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Australian police say the Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by an Islamic State group (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A news conference by political and law enforcement leaders on Tuesday was the first time officials confirmed their beliefs about the suspects’ ideologies.

  13. CNN

    The Bondi Beach gunmen were a father and son driven by Islamic State ideology. Here’s what we know about the suspects (opens CNN)

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    The father and son duo suspected of carrying out a massacre at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday were “driven by Islamic state ideology,” police say, and they recently traveled to a part of the Philippines – which has previously been a hotbed of Islamic extremism.

  14. NPR

    Authorities say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group (opens NPR)

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    A mass shooting that left 15 people dead at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," authorities said Tuesday.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Bondi Beach gunmen appear inspired by Islamic State, authorities say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The father and son accused of carrying out Sunday’s antisemitic attack in Bondi Beach appear to have been inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday, as authorities confirmed the two men had traveled to the Philippines the month before the …

  16. CBS News

    Bondi Beach suspects reportedly trained in the Philippines, where there's a decades-old Islamist insurgency (opens CBS News)

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    Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the terror attack on Jewish people at Bondi Beach was "motivated by ISIS ideology."

  17. New York Post

    After Bondi Beach terror attack, the West must face Islamist ideology with clear eyes (opens New York Post)

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    The fundamentalist version of Islam is, at its root, hostile to Jews — yet mainstream political parties across the West have refused to cast a skeptical eye on Muslim immigration — making the Bondi Beach terror attack shocking, but not surprising.

  18. CBS News

    Australian leader says Bondi Beach suspects "motivated by Islamic State ideology," as their histories emerge (opens CBS News)

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    The suspected gunmen who attacked a Jewish gathering on Bondi Beach were of Indian heritage and inspired by ISIS, officials say.

  19. Breitbart News

    Australian Gov't Admits Bondi Attack Likely Motivated by ISIS Ideology (opens Breitbart News)

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    Australia's left-wing government has finally admitted that the terror attack on Bondi Beach was likely motivated by radical Islam.

  20. RedState

    Australian Prime Minister Has Finally Figured Out What 'Inspired' Bondi Beach Terrorists (opens RedState)

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    Australian PM Albanese links Bondi Beach attack to ISIS motives after recent terror incident.

  21. Washington Examiner

    Australian police confirm Bondi Beach shooting as ‘terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Australian law enforcement discovered explosive devices and a handmade Islamic State flag in the car of one of the gunmen suspects.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Australian police say Bondi Beach attackers inspired by ISIL (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Investigators say the deadly Bondi Beach attack is being treated as ‘terrorism’ after evidence of ISIL influence found.

  23. Digital Journal

    Australia PM says 'Islamic State ideology' drove Bondi Beach shooters (opens Digital Journal)

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    A father and son were likely driven by "Islamic State ideology" when they fired on Bondi Beach in one of Australia's deadliest mass shootings, Prime

  24. The Washington Free Beacon

    Australian Officials Confirm Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attacks 'Motivated by Islamic State Ideology' (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and the country's Federal Police commissioner confirmed that the Bondi Beach gunmen who targeted a Hanukkah celebration were motivated by ISIS.

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