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Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group

JL;DR SUMMARY Australian authorities have confirmed that the Bondi Beach attackers, a father and son who killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, were motivated by Islamic State ideology. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"The father-and-son duo who killed 15 people during an attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday were motivated by Islamic State ideology, Australian authorities have confirmed."
Philippines
"On Tuesday, officials confirmed the account and revealed that both Naveed Akram and his father Sajid spent most of November in a region of the Philippines where the Islamic State maintains a stronghold."
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"Last year, an Islamic State-inspired operative killed 14 people at a New Years street party in New Orleans, and the group claimed credit for an attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 140."
Moscow, Russian Federation
"Last year, an Islamic State-inspired operative killed 14 people at a New Years street party in New Orleans, and the group claimed credit for an attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 140."
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
"In the wake of the Bondi Beach attack that online activism tied to the Islamic State had surged during the war in Gaza."

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