Flags at half-mast and a Sydney commemoration honor 15 killed in attack on Hanukkah celebration.
Australia on Thursday observed a national day of mourning for the 15 people killed in the devastating Bondi Beach attack, the country’s deadliest mass shooting in decades. Flags flew at half-mast across the nation, and a commemoration took place at Sydney’s iconic Opera House.
The attack, on December 14, targeted a Hanukkah celebration and was allegedly carried out by a father and son inspired by Islamic State, which the government has classified as an act of terrorism against Jewish Australians.
