Police armed with assault rifles patrol Sydney in Australian first after Bondi attack

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New South Wales police have begun high-visibility patrols in Sydney using a unit armed with military-style assault rifles, a first for Australia. The Armed Response Command is intended to patrol major events, crowded public areas, sporting venues, and places of worship following the deadly Bondi Beach attack that killed 15 people.

A new police unit ⁠armed with military ⁠assault rifles has ⁠begun patrolling the streets of Sydney, in an Australian-first measure set up in response to the Bondi Beach attack last December. The Armed Response ‌Command (ARC) would deploy at major events, crowded public spaces, sporting venues and places of worship to conduct “high visibility” patrols, New South Wales state police said. The move comes after two men opened fire on ⁠a Jewish celebration at the famous beach, killing 15 people ‌in an...