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Adelaide Oval Tightens Security for Ashes Test After Bondi Beach Attack

Officials describe the deployment as precautionary with no specific threat identified.

Overview

  • Police will add armed Security Response Section officers, extra checkpoints and expanded crowd controls for the Test starting Wednesday at Adelaide Oval.
  • South Australia Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said there is no increased threat level and emphasized balancing visible protection with public reassurance.
  • Premier Peter Malinauskas said standard risk assessments have been elevated, with close coordination between police and stadium management.
  • Tributes are planned at the ground, including flags at half-mast and a pre-match ceremony, and players are expected to wear black armbands.
  • Authorities say a father and son attacked a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, killing 15 and injuring dozens, with one suspect killed and the other in critical condition.