It was the kind of Sunday evening cherished by the Sydneysiders who call Bondi Beach home: groups of friends lolling in the sand, surfers in dripping wet suits trudging back aground, gleeful children tittering to the backdrop of soft crashing waves. On a grassy park with a playground on one end of the beach, a well-worn tradition was underway — an annual beachside Hanukkah celebration, where hundreds of people, from toddlers to grandparents, enjoyed the first night of the festival of lights with music, face painting, a giant menorah and barbecue. Around 6:30 p.m., a grayish hatchback pulled up nearby. Two figures dressed in dark shirts emerged. They were toting long-barrel guns and took position on an elevated footbridge overlooking the party. A series of rapid-fire pops rang out that a few recognized as gunshots.

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