Bondi beach attack: what we know so far about the shooting in Australia

"The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, said at least 12 people had been killed in a mass shooting at a Hanukah event at Bondi beach on Sunday evening, including one of the alleged shooters. A second alleged shooter was in a critical condition, police said, and they were investigating whether there was a third attacker. Police have designated the attack a terrorism incident. NSW police and the director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Mike Burgess, said one of the shooters was known to authorities, but not in an immediate threat perspective."

"Police said 29 people had been taken to hospital, including two police officers who were in a serious, verging on a critical condition. One child was among those taken to hospital. Police said the bomb disposal unit was investigating a vehicle on Campbell Parade, the main road that runs behind the beach, which they believed might have contained several improvised explosive devices. At 6.47pm on Sunday, police and emergency services were called to Archer Park, a grassed area just north of the Bondi Pavilion, which sits just behind the beach."

"Video shared online from the scene showed people fleeing the beach and distressing scenes of people lying on the ground receiving treatment. After 8pm, a police spokesperson said there are no more active shooters. The co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Alex Ryvchin, said the organisation's director of media had been injured in the incident. Bondi beach graphic Australia's special envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal, said the Bondi attack marks the worst fear of the Australian Jewish community becoming reality. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, called it an act of evil antisemitism and a dark moment for our nation."

A mass shooting at a Hanukah celebration on Bondi Beach on Sunday evening killed at least 12 people, including one of the alleged shooters. A second alleged shooter was critically injured and police were investigating a potential third attacker. Authorities declared the incident a terrorism event and said one shooter was known to security agencies but not assessed as an immediate threat. Twenty-nine people were hospitalized, including two police officers in serious condition and a child. Bomb disposal teams inspected a vehicle suspected of containing improvised explosive devices. Police later stated there were no active shooters.

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