Nine people were killed after two gunmen opened fire at a crowd of 200 people in Australia’s Bondi Beach.
New South Wales police said that 11 were additionally injured, and the numbers are expected to change.
One of the Gunmen and two police officers were also injured.
The shooting took place in a crowded area of the the northern part of the Bondi Beach at a Hanukkah, Jewish festival event. The area is located by a footbridge that people use to cross the beach. The shooters had used the bridge as a vantage point.
In one video that has surfaced, a man is seen tackling one of the gunmen and turning his gun back on him, forcing him to back off.
In another video, both the gunmen are seen opening fire from a small bridge.
Witnesses said that thousands of people fled the beach in the confusion and panic that followed. One eyewitness told Sky News, "Like the whole it was just panic. It was pandemonium... pandemonium."
Harry Wilson, another witness, said that he at least saw 10 people on the ground. Initially, people thought that the shots were from fireworks.
Multiple visuals showed bodies lying on the ground.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the scenes in Bondi were "shocking and distressing." "Police and emergency responders are on the ground working to save lives. My thoughts are with every person affected," he said.
