Deadly mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach stuns Australia

At slightest 11 radical person been killed and much than 2 twelve wounded successful a wide shooting astatine Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian officials said, adding that 1 of the suspected attackers was killed portion different 1 was successful captious condition.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said connected Sunday, 29 radical were injured, including 2 constabulary officers, successful what helium declared a “terrorist incident”.

The shooting occurred astatine astir 6:47pm (07:47 GMT) adjacent the Bondi Pavilion during a Hanukkah solemnisation attended by much than 1,000 people, Lanyon said.

“I’ve besides authorised peculiar powers nether Section 5 and Section 6 to guarantee that if determination is simply a 3rd offender – and we are presently investigating that astatine the infinitesimal – we volition marque definite that we forestall immoderate further activity. Section 6 allows america to analyse today’s incident,” helium said.

In a televised quality conference, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the deadly shooting a “targeted onslaught connected Jewish Australians connected the archetypal time of Hanukkah”.

Albanese said the “evil” that was unleashed astatine Bondi Beach is “beyond comprehension”.

“An onslaught connected Jewish Australians is an onslaught connected each Australian, and each Australian contiguous volition beryllium – similar maine – devastated by this onslaught connected our mode of life.”

One of the world’s astir celebrated beaches, Bondi is typically crowded with locals and tourists, particularly connected lukewarm play evenings.