Sydney (Sahan Post):-At least 12 people have died after a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday night, said New South Wales Premier Chris Minns.<\/p>\n
One of the offenders was among the dead and another one is in custody, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) cited Minns as saying.<\/p>\n
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon declared the attack to be “a terrorist incident.”<\/p>\n
The state’s ambulance service said that 16 people had been taken to hospital, with several others treated at the scene.<\/p>\n
Nine Network television reported that up to 20 people had been shot.<\/p>\n
Authorities said there is no longer an active threat but have urged people to avoid the area.<\/p>\n
One of the gunmen was Naveed Akram from Bonnyrigg in Sydney’s south-west, the ABC reported, quoting a senior law enforcement official.<\/p>\n
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Akram’s home in Bonnyrigg is currently being raided by police.<\/p>\n
A Hanukkah event in Melbourne has been cancelled, and the Jewish community there is on high alert following the mass shooting in Sydney, the local Herald Sun newspaper reported.<\/p>\n
The shooting occurred at around 6:40 p.m. local time when at least two men armed with high-powered guns opened fire on a crowd of people.<\/p>\n
A warning issued by police shortly before 7 p.m. advised members of the public to avoid the area and for anyone at the scene to take shelter.<\/p>\n
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement that the scenes at Bondi are “shocking,” and NSW Premier Chris Minns described the incident as deeply distressing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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