Australia to launch gun buyback scheme after Bondi attack

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Australia to launch gun buyback scheme after Bondi attack

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Fifteen victims were killed after alleged father-and-son gunmen opened fire at people celebrating Hanukkah on Dec 14.

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Australia

SYDNEY – Australia will ‍launch ​a national ‍gun buyback scheme ​in ​the wake of a

deadly attack ‍on a Jewish holiday ​event

⁠at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Prime Minister Anthony ​Albanese said on Dec 19.

“We expect ‌hundreds ​of thousands of firearms will be collected and destroyed through this ‍scheme,” Mr Albanese told ​a news conference.

Fifteen victims were killed after alleged father-and-son gunmen opened fire at people celebrating Hanukkah on Dec 14.

Authorities have said the shooting is Australia’s deadliest ​in almost 30 years, and ‍police have ramped up patrols and policing in an effort to prevent further violence. REUTERS