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Bondi Hanukkah Shooting Kills 15 as Cricket Unites With Tributes and Tighter Adelaide Security

Sporting leaders mobilize with tributes, tighter security, plus appeals for blood donations.

Overview

  • Police say a father–son pair carried out the attack, with the 50-year-old shot dead by officers and the 24-year-old in hospital under guard in critical condition.
  • Cricket Australia and the England & Wales Cricket Board issued a joint statement expressing shock and offering condolences to the victims, the Jewish community and Australia.
  • Pat Cummins urged the public to book blood-donation appointments, as Australia Red Cross Lifeblood called for donors, including O‑type, to aid the wounded.
  • Adelaide Oval lowered flags to half-mast, authorities announced additional security protocols for the Third Test, and officials confirmed a pre-match tribute with a moment of silence and black armbands.
  • Michael Vaughan recounted being locked inside a nearby restaurant and praised bystander Ahmed al Ahmed, who tackled and disarmed an attacker before being wounded.