Australia is reckoning with one of its worst mass shootings after a father-and-son pair of gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people

Australia is reckoning with one of its worst mass shootings after a father-and-son pair of gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people

 Saeed KHAN

A married couple killed in the mass shooting at Bondi Beach have been lauded for their bravery, after dashcam footage showed them wrestling with a gunman at the start of the attack.

Sajid Akram and his son Naveed opened fire on people thronging the famous Sydney beach for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.

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