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In this breaking news update, India Today's Shreya Dhoundial and Pranay Upadhyay report on the massive gun crackdown in Australia following the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack on December 14. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national gun buyback scheme, asserting that 'non-citizens have no need to own a gun'. The report reveals that the terrorists, identified as Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram, possessed six firearms and over 300 bullets. The Australian government is now formulating stricter laws to prevent such anti-Semitic attacks in the future.
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