The men were held for about 24 hours on suspicion of holding a ”radical Islamic ideology.” Police released them after apparently failing to find evidence.

No connection to Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack immediately identified, law enforcement says; footage shows armed police searching suspects as they lay face down on the road The post Australian police arrest 7 men en route to Bondi after tip on possible ‘violent act’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Active armed offender situations are always tense and fluid. Even more so when the incident occurs in a public space.

Australian officials said a father and son killed at least 15 people at a Jewish holiday celebration. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.

Fox News chief international correspondent Steve Harrigan reports on the release of seven detained individuals amid concerns of a Bondi Beach copy-cat attack and as new drone footage of the deadly terror attack is released.

The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.

Australian media say the men in the vehicle were believed to have been on their way to Bondi Beach. SYDNEY: Armed Australian police arrested seven men in Sydney's southwest on Thursday (Dec 18) after a tip they may be plotting a "violent act" in the city still reeling from the Bondi Beach shooting.

By Christine Chen, Scott Murdoch and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday,