一支配备军用突击步枪的新警察单位已开始在悉尼街头巡逻，这是澳大利亚首创的措施，旨在回应去年12月的邦迪海滩袭击事件。
A new police unit armed with military assault rifles has begun patrolling the streets of Sydney, in an Australian-first measure set up in response to the Bondi Beach attack last December.
新南威尔士州警察表示，武装反应指挥部将在重大活动、拥挤的公共场所、体育场馆和宗教场所开展“高可见度”巡逻。
The Armed Response Command will deploy at major events, crowded public spaces, sporting venues and places of worship to conduct "high visibility" patrols, New South Wales state police said.
此举是在两名男子在著名海滩的一次犹太教庆祝活动中开枪扫射，造成15人死亡的背景下采取的。这次袭击出于伊斯兰国意识形态的反犹太主义动机。
The move comes after two men opened fire on a Jewish celebration at the famous beach, killing 15 people in an antisemitic attack motivated by Islamic State ideology.
耗资9400万澳元（6608万美元）的单位由250名配备澳大利亚战斗突击步枪的警察组成。
The A$94 million ($66.08 million) unit is composed of 250 police officers armed with Australian combat assault rifles.
这是澳大利亚首创的措施，在该国，大量携带武器的警察很少出现。
The measure is the first of its kind in Australia, where the presence of heavily armed police officers is rare.
“邦迪的悲惨事件展示了当一名涉嫌持枪犯罪者袭击无辜民众时所造成的毁灭性后果，”该单位指挥官、侦探总监安德鲁·埃文斯表示。
"The tragic events at Bondi demonstrated the devastating consequences when an alleged armed offender attacks innocent people," the unit's commander, Detective Superintendent Andrew Evans, said.
“ARC确保我们在正确的地点配备经过高度训练的警官，拥有合适的装备，随时准备在关键时刻采取行动。”
"ARC ensures we have highly trained officers in the right places, with the right equipment, ready to act when seconds matter."
澳大利亚大赦国际表示，悉尼引入大量携带武器的警察巡逻引发了关于“警察日益军事化以及保护人权的保障措施”的严重问题。
Amnesty International Australia said the introduction of heavily armed police patrols in Sydney raised "serious questions about the increasing militarisation of policing and the safeguards in place to protect human rights.