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ISLAMABAD: Following the deadly shooting at Sydney&rsquo;s Bondi Beach on Sunday, several&nbsp;Indian and Israeli media outlets misreported the identities of both the attackers and the bystander who was hailed a hero, instead framing the incident around religion and nationality. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu erroneously described the man who subdued one of the attackers as Jewish, while Israeli and Indian media alleged the gunmen were &ldquo;Pakistani Muslims.&rdquo; &ldquo;I saw a video on the way of a Jew who pounced on one of the murderers, snatched the weapon, saving who knows how many lives,&rdquo; the Israeli PM said during a briefing in Dimona, Israel. The Times of India shied away from describing the hero as a Syrian Muslim, and instead reported, &ldquo;Social media footage showed moments of bravery amid the terror, including a bystander who confronted one of the gunmen and wrestled a weapon away.&rdquo; Indian media outlets, including ANI and The Times of India, kept falsely asserting that the attackers were a Pakistani father and son. Both claims were wrong and contradicted by Australian officials&#39; descriptions of the incident. Neither the Israeli leader nor the Indian media has taken back their statements. Jewish victims, Muslim heroThe shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration, killing at least 15 people according to official reports. The attack was quickly labelled an antisemitic terrorist attack by Australian officials, prompting international condemnation. Amid the chaos, an unarmed individual, identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, charged at one of the gunmen and snatched his gun while sustaining bullet shots. The international media was quick to praise the hero. Police credited Ahmed, father of two, with preventing further loss of life. Australian police said the attackers were linked to the Islamic State group, also known as Daesh, and were not acting on behalf of any state or national community. &quot;Clearly, they were motivated by this extremist ideology,&quot; Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. A makeshift flower memorial next to Bondi Beach swelled in size on Monday evening as mourners gathered to pay tribute to the victims.

Australasia

Indian and Israeli media misreported the identities of the Bondi Beach attackers and a bystander hero, falsely linking the gunmen to Pakistan and not correctly identifying the Syrian Muslim rescuer, despite clarification by Australian authorities later.

Indian, Israeli media misreport Sydney beach shooters, bystander identities

SOUTHPORT: A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a seaside town in North Carolina was a &ldquo;highly premeditated&rdquo; attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday. The suspect accused of carrying out the attack at a waterfront bar was in custody. Nigel Edge, 40, of Oak Island, is accused of opening fire Saturday night from a boat into a crowd at the American Fish Company in Southport, a historic port town about 30 miles south of Wilmington, Police Chief Todd Coring said. At a press conference Sunday, Coring said the location was &ldquo;targeted,&rdquo; but did not elaborate. Authorities said Edge piloted a small boat close to shore, where bars and restaurants line the waterfront, stopped briefly and fired before speeding away. About half an hour later, a US Coast Guard crew spotted a person matching the suspect&rsquo;s description pulling a boat from the water at a public ramp on Oak Island. The person was detained and turned over to Southport police, officials said. Edge is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon. He could face additional charges, Coring said. The weapon used was an assault rifle, though Coring did not specify the type. &ldquo;We understand this suspect identifies as a combat veteran. He self-identifies. Injured in the line of duty is what he&rsquo;s saying. He suffers from PTSD,&rdquo; Coring said, referring to post-traumatic stress disorder. Edge is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, District Attorney Jon David said. He is being held without bond. Among the five people hospitalized with injuries, at least one &ldquo;is now clinging for their life,&rdquo; David said. Some of the victims were vacationers from out of town. Oak Island Police Chief Charlie Morris said the suspect was known to police as someone &ldquo;who frequently hung out on our pier&rdquo; and had filed lawsuits against the town and police department in recent years. He did not elaborate. David said Edge had &ldquo;minor contacts&rdquo; with police in the past, &quot;but nothing significant in his past which would give us any indication that he was capable of such horror.&rdquo; It was not immediately known whether Edge has an attorney. No attorney was listed on court documents, and a call to Legal Aid in Brunswick County went unanswered Sunday. Investigators from multiple agencies, including the State Bureau of Investigation and the Coast Guard, remained on the water and at the scene on Sunday, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. Officials did not release the names of the victims.

Police officers on the scene in front of the American Fish Company following a fatal shooting that occurred here the night before

Americas

A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a seaside town in North Carolina was a 'highly premeditated' attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday. The suspect accused of carrying out the attack at a waterfront bar was in custody.

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Indian, Israeli media misreport Sydney beach shooters, bystander identities

‘Highly premeditated’ North Carolina shooting leaves 3 dead, 5 injured