Bondi beach terror attack: thousands mourn at vigils around Australia as Albanese promises stricter gun laws

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Source: theguardian.com
Bondi beach terror attack: thousands mourn at vigils around Australia as Albanese promises stricter gun laws

Twenty-five people remain in hospital following Sunday’s attack, in which 16 people, including one of the alleged gunmen, were killed

Australia’s national security agency Asio investigated one of the alleged Bondi shooters in 2019 over potential extremist links but decided he was not “a person of interest”, Anthony Albanese has revealed, despite two of the man’s associates being jailed.

The prime minister said the Five Eyes intelligence network – the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand – would help investigate the deadly terrorist shooting which left at least 15 victims dead.

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