BONDI TERROR ATTACK: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
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* At least 15 people are dead after shooters targeted a Jewish community gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach
* Forty-two other people were injured
* Twenty-seven remain in hospital, six of whom are in critical condition
* Victims are aged 10 to 87
* Heroic passerby Ahmed El Ahmed saved lives when he wrestled a weapon from one of the gunmen
* He's recovering from surgery to treat gunshot wounds sustained while disarming the shooter
* Rabbi Eli Schlanger, French national Dan Elkayam, Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman and a 10-year-old girl are among those killed
* The shooters were a 50-year-old father and 24-year-old son
* The older shooter is dead, while the younger man remains in hospital under police guard in a critical but stable condition
* It's likely the 24-year-old man will face criminal charges
* His father held a firearms license for recreational hunting and owned six guns, all of which were recovered by police
* The men were staying at a Campsie address in Sydney's southwest but lived in Bonnyrigg in the city's west
* Both properties have been searched by police
* Two active improvised explosive devices were found at the scene and removed by the police bomb squad
* Police are not looking for any other offenders in connection with the attack
* The NSW Police commissioner has declared the mass shooting a terror attack but declined to speculate on motive or ideology
* Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it "pure evil" and vowed to do whatever is necessary to stamp out anti-Semitism
* NSW Premier Chris Minns plans to introduce stricter gun laws and may recall parliament to fast-track the changes
* Community leaders called for calm, warning any acts of retribution would be met with swift action by police
* Vigils for the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre will be held across Australia and around the world
* A memorial has been established behind the popular Bondi Beach pavilion
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