Article 75WYF Police were outgunned during Bondi beach massacre due to lack of long-arm rifles, royal commission hears

Police were outgunned during Bondi beach massacre due to lack of long-arm rifles, royal commission hears

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Ben Doherty
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Officers were placed at significant risk, being in a gunfight armed with 9mm Glocks against long-arms', NSW police deputy commissioner says

Police were outgunned at the Bondi massacre on 14 December, armed with 9mm Glock pistols in a gun battle against rifles, the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion has heard.

New South Wales police deputy commissioner David Hudson gave evidence to the commission that police officers put themselves in danger to shoot and neutralise the attackers.

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