At least 12 people were killed, and 29 others were injured after gunmen opened fire during a Jewish event at Australia’s famous Bondi Beach in Sydney.
According to the Australian police, one of the two gunmen involved in the shootout was killed, and the other was in custody. The second gunman was among the 29 injured.
NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon designated the shooting incident a terrorist attack.
What happened at Sydney’s Bondi Beach?
According to initial information, an event to mark the eight-day Jewish festival Hanukkah was underway at Bondi Beach when two gunmen opened fire.
According to witnesses, the gunmen fired around 50 rounds before being shot by security personnel.
Watch | More than 10 people were killed after unknown assailants opened fire at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, officials confirmed. Several others were injured in the attack, which triggered panic and chaos in the crowded coastal area.
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Videos of the attack have begun to surface on social media, showing the aftermath of the shootout at Bondi Beach.
A purported video shows two gunmen indiscriminately firing at people from a bridge some 50 meters from the Bondi Park playground.
Another video captures a policeman trying to administer CPR to an injured man.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese terms Bondi Beach shooting ‘shocking and distressing.’
Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, termed the incident “shocking and distressing”.
“The scenes in Bondi are shocking and distressing. Police and emergency responders are on the ground working to save lives. My thoughts are with every person affected,” the Australian PM said in a Statement.
Albanese said that he has spoken to the AFP Commissioner to take stock of the situation and urged people to follow NSW police instructions.
“I have just spoken to the AFP Commissioner and with the NSW Premier. We are working with the NSW Police and will provide further updates as more information is confirmed. I urge people in the vicinity to follow information from the NSW Police,” he said.
‘Appalled’ Israeli FM says Bondi Beach attack a result of ‘an anti-semitic rampage’
Reacting to the incident, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said that he is “appalled” by the shooting attack, calling it a result of “an anti-semitic rampage”.
“I’m appalled by the murderous shooting attack at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia. These are the results of the anti-Semitic rampage in the streets of Australia over the past two years, with the anti-Semitic and inciting calls of ‘Globalise the Intifada’ that were realised today. The Australian government, which received countless warning signs, must come to its senses!” Gideon Sa’ar posted on X.