00:00Australia was shaken on a beautiful summer Sunday when two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach,
00:19targeting Jewish families celebrating Hanukkah. The attack, one of the deadliest since the Port
00:25Arthur Massacre 29 years ago, killed 15 people and injured at least 40 others, including two police
00:33officers. Analysis of footage and eyewitness accounts provides a clearer timeline of the
00:39horrific events. 5 p.m. Hanukkah celebration begins. The annual Hanukkah by the Sea event,
00:47hosted by Kabad Bondi Synagogue, was scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Families gathered at a small,
00:54grassy picnic area east of the Bondi Pavilion. 6.40 p.m. Attack begins. Two gunmen,
01:02Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire at the gathering and nearby beachgoers.
01:10Reports indicate they had rented an Airbnb nearby and told their family they were going fishing.
01:166.42 p.m. Panic erupts. Webcam footage shows beachgoers fleeing en masse. Gunshots and police
01:26sirens can already be heard, indicating a rapid police response. 6.45 p.m. Shooting on the bridge.
01:35Video footage captures the attackers near a silver Hyundai Elantra, which contained improvised explosive
01:42devices. Naveed fires from the bridge while Sajid shoots at bystanders. Drone footage shows two
01:49unresponsive bodies near the car. 6.48 p.m. Heroic intervention. Ahmed Al Ahmed,
01:57a 43-year-old bystander, confronts Sajid and wrests the gun from his hands. Ahmed points the weapon at
02:04Sajid, forcing him to retreat. 6.50 to 6.51 p.m. Attack nearing end. Sajid is shot and incapacitated.
02:15Naveed, receiving fire from police on both sides, is shot and falls to the ground. Analysts estimate
02:22that at least 103 shots were fired, with around 83 from the attackers. 7.29 p.m. Latest possible end
02:32time. Footage suggests the attack could have ended as late as 7.29 p.m. Police and bystanders move in
02:40to provide aid, including CPR, to the injured attackers. 7.47 p.m. Shelter-in-place ordered.
02:49NSW police issued a shelter-in-place order while securing the area. Investigations are ongoing at
02:56multiple levels of law enforcement. The attack, which lasted approximately 9 minutes, left a
03:03community in shock and mourning. Amid the horror, acts of bravery, particularly from bystanders like
03:10Ahmed Al Ahmed, stood out, showing the courage and resilience of ordinary people in the face of
03:17unimaginable violence.
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