India, Dec. 15 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday called the shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach "an act of pure evil" and said that the country was mourning its dead by flying national flags at half mast.

Albanese laid flowers at the entrance of the Bondi Pavilion on the beach, where a father-son duo allegedly opened fire and killed at least 15 people attending a Hanukkah event. The father was killed by security forces, thus the total deaths in the incident being 16.

"What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores in an iconic Australian location, Bondi Beach, that is associated with joy, associated with families gathering, associated with celebrations," news a...