CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will push for tougher gun laws at Monday's Cabinet meeting convened to discuss future course of action in the wake of the fatal Bondi beach terror attack.
Fifteen people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in Sunday's attack targeting a Hanukkah celebration by the Jewish community on Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Reports quoting police said the attack was carried out by Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24.
Police shot Sajid to death at the scene, while Naveed is hospitalized in critical condition.
A 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor and a young French national were among the victims of Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was one of the organizers of the 'Chanukah by the Sea' event, also fell victim to the gunmen's bullets.
The father and son reportedly had links to the Islamic State.
'I will put on the agenda of the national cabinet tougher gun laws, including limits on the number of guns that can be used or licensed by individuals, a review of licences over a period of time,' Albanese told the media Monday morning ahead of the Cabinet meeting.
'People's circumstances change. People can be radicalised over a period of time. Licences should not be in perpetuity,' he told reporters.
Prime Minister Albanese termed the incident as 'an act of evil, antisemitism, terrorism.'
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary Of State Marco Rubio called his Australian counterpart Penny Wong to discuss the terrorist attack.
'No community should have to fear publicly celebrating their faith and traditions due to the threat of extremist violence and terror. There can be no compromise with antisemitism - this scourge must be confronted and defeated,' the State Department's spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
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