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But he revealed the gunman's weapon then jammed, allowing Monaghan to attempt an escape inside the bar.

However, security forces are still searching for the four gunmen, who escaped after the attack.

Shootings are relatively rare in Australia, which introduced some of the world's strictest firearm regulations after 35 people were killed in a massacre by a lone gunman at Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996.

This has only added to the confusion that has increasingly surrounded the delivery of aid in Gaza, with each day seeing incidents in which people are shot at by Israeli troops or local gunmen.

Abandoned plans for a bomb attack have been found at the home of the suspected gunman in a school shooting in Austria, police have said.