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Today, Bondi Beach in Australia remains a crime scene
as police continue their investigation into a mass shooting at a Hanukkah party on Sunday.
Two days on, more details have emerged about the anti-Semitic attack and the two gunmen who carried it out.
We are learning new details this morning about the two shooters, the father and the son.
We've also learned that at least one of them has links to ISIS.
As Australians hold vigils for the dead, light candles and donate to blood banks,
many are also now asking broader questions about how prepared Australia is, or any other country, to confront extremism.
On Sunday, December 14th, more than a thousand people gathered at Bondi Beach,