A member of a jewish community reacts as he stands at the site of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
December 14, 2025
Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting — police
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sixteen people were killed and at least 40 others injured in a shooting at a Jewish festival celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, police said early Monday in an update of the casualty toll.
“Police can confirm 16 people have died and 40 people remain in hospital following yesterday’s shooting at Bondi,” police in New South Wales posted on X.
The police statement did not specify whether the toll included one of the shooters, who died in the attack.
