""The Day of Reflection is "to honor the victims of the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach and to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community," according to a statement from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office. "People across the country are invited to light a candle at 6:47 p.m., exactly one week since the attack unfolded, as a quiet act of remembrance with family, friends or loved ones," it added. "We are also asking Australians to observe a minute of silence at 6:47 p.m.""
""The Bondi Beach shooting targeted worshippers during the first day of Hanukkah last Sunday. A father and son, Sajid A. and Naveed A., are alleged to have carried out the attack, with authorities believing the massacre was "motivated by Islamic State ideology." The attackers are believed to have traveled to the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, a hotbed of "Islamic State" operations, in November prior to the Bondi shooting.""
Australia will observe a National Day of Reflection one week after an antisemitic terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed 15 people and wounded dozens. Citizens are invited to light a candle and observe a minute of silence at 6:47 p.m., exactly one week since the attack. Federal and New South Wales government buildings will fly flags at half-mast. Mourners formed a circle of peace at Bondi Beach, and the last day of Hanukkah coincided with the observance. Authorities allege a father and son, Sajid A. and Naveed A., carried out the attack motivated by Islamic State ideology; Sajid A. was killed in a police shootout.
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