পুলিশ সিডনি

Image source, NSW PoliceImage caption, Armed পুলিশ officers on patrol outside সিডনি's Luna Park

Image source, NSW PoliceImage caption, Armed পুলিশ officers on patrol outside সিডনি's Luna Park। Heavily-armed পুলিশ officers have started patrolling সিডনি's streets, as part of heightened security measures following last year's deadly shooting at Bondi Beach.। The Armed Response Command (ARC) will see specially trained officers in busy tourist areas carrying long-arm rifles – an unfamiliar sight for most residents.।

New South Wales পুলিশ say the officers will also patrol major events like sports matches and places of worship "to prevent, deter and rapidly respond to serious threats, including active armed offender incidents".। Fifteen people - including a 10-year-old girl – were killed in December when two gunmen opened fire on an event marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the popular beach.। The attack was অস্ট্রেলিয়া's worst mass shooting in almost three decades and prompted sweeping gun law reforms and a crackdown on hate speech.।

One resident told ABC news that the sight of armed পুলিশ was "unnerving".। "They are just everywhere. Those guns are huge."। But another woman told the broadcaster that seeing পুলিশ with weapons made her feel safe.।

ARC is specifically designed to be "highly visible across সিডনি, driving specialist vehicles and carrying rifles," New South Wales পুলিশ said in a বিবৃতি.। Its role "is built on a simple principle - preserving life," Detective Superintendent Andrew Evans said.। The shooting on 14 December put huge pressure on প্রধানমন্ত্রী Anthony Albanese's সরকার, with calls for immediate action on antisemitism.।

Jewish communities have welcomed the new পুলিশ operation, which will eventually consist of 250 officers, but others have called for safeguards to protect human rights.। "No Australian wants to see officers with military weapons on our streets, but the sight of body bags is far worse," Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said.। But Amnesty International অস্ট্রেলিয়া said it was concerned about the "militarisation of policing", and asked for assurances from the state সরকার that ARC will not be used to suppress peaceful protests.।

"Any expansion of পুলিশ powers and capabilities must be accompanied by clear, publicly accessible rules, robust independent oversight and accountability," said the organisation's Andrew Witheford.। The New South Wales administration defended the new measures.। "Our world changed forever. That's just the truth of it, right across this country. And I said it at the time, we will never be the same again," the state's পুলিশ Minister Yasmin Catley told the ABC.।

One of the alleged gunmen, Naveed Akram, has been charged with 78 offences including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, and one count of committing a terrorist act.। His father, Sajid Akram, 50 - who was also armed and shot at the crowd on Bondi Beach - was killed by পুলিশ at the scene.। Who are the Bondi shooting victims।

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