{
  "id": 13307856,
  "title": "Man charged over 'offensive' act at Bondi attack site",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/man-charged-over-offensive-act-at-bondi-attack-site",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discovered",
    "slug": "discovered",
    "url": "https://illawarramercury.com.au/story/9365962/man-charged-over-offensive-act-at-bondi-attack-site"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 53-year-old man has been charged with allegedly committing an offensive act at the footbridge near Bondi Beach, the site of a mass shooting in December 2025. On Friday at around 3pm, police were alerted to the man's behavior on Campbell Parade bridge, which overlooks the beach. According to authorities, the unidentified individual hung a flag from the bridge and displayed offensive hand gestures. Unverified images on social media allegedly show the man standing on the bridge with a Palestinian flag. However, police have not specified the exact nature of the offensive hand gestures. The man was promptly arrested at the scene and brought to Surry Hills Police Station. He was charged with behaving in an offensive manner in/near a public place/school and declined police bail, facing bail court on Saturday. This is not the first time police have intervened on the bridge since its association with the Bondi Beach shootings. In January, another individual, Zayne Jason William McMillan, 23, was seen mimicking the use of a long-arm rifle at the site and made anti-Semitic remarks before harassing two Jewish men and their children. McMillan was later sentenced to a year in prison for three counts of offensive language and two counts of intimidation. The December 14 attack resulted in the loss of fifteen lives, making it Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades. Following the incident, local councillors debated whether to remove the bridge or maintain it as a tribute to the victims. NSW Premier Chris Minns stated that victims and families should have the final say on the bridge's fate, but believed it would be better to remove it to prevent it from being exploited by malicious individuals in the future.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}