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Australian premiere of Avatar: Fire and Ashes has been canceled after fatal Mass shooting on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday,
The screening was due to take place at IMAX Sydney on Monday director james cameron And star Sam Worthington is also expected to attend a press junket.
However, hours before the event, organizers told multiple outlets that it had been cancelled.
“Out of deep respect for the victims of the Bondi shooting, employed Avatar: Fire and Ashes Premiere Today’s event in Sydney has been cancelled,” the statement said. “Our hearts go out to the community, the victims, their families and loved ones.”
On Sunday night, two gunmen opened fire at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration, At least 15 people died and dozens more were injured. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was an act of anti-Semitic terrorism.,
Albanese said it was “a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day.” hanukkahWhat should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith.”
He said: “Evil, anti-Semitism, an act of terrorism that has struck at the heart of our nation, an attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian, and tonight every Australian will be, like me, devastated by this attack on our way of life.”
He said, “There is no place for hatred, violence and terrorism in our country. Let me make it clear, we will eradicate it.”
Authorities have said the two suspected shooters were father and son. The gunman, Sajid Akram, a 50-year-old veteran, was killed by police on the spot, while his son Naved suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
Albanese said Navid had previously been investigated over links in 2019 sydney-based Islamic State Terrorism cell.
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According to ABC, counterterrorism police believe the father-son duo had pledged allegiance to the terrorist group. Two ISIS flags were reportedly found in his car.
Albanese said there was “no evidence” that the pair were linked to ISIS and acted as lone agents.
15 victims Their age ranged between 10 and 87 years. The oldest person was a Holocaust survivor named Alex Kleitman, and the youngest was a 10-year-old girl named Matilda.
Avatar: Fire and Ashes The third sequel to Cameron’s action science-fiction epic. This comes three years after its release Avatar: The Path of Water (2022), the belated sequel to the 2009 blockbuster Avatar,
The new film picks up shortly after the events of the second, which sees human Jake Sully (Worthington) embracing his new life on Pandora with indigenous Na’vi tribe member Netrai (Zoe Saldana) and their children. After a threat reemerges, forcing them to flee their home, they must team up with another Na’vi tribe to fight against the humans.
Avatar: Fire and Ashes Will be released in theaters on 19th December.