"SYDNEY Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday at a Jewish event being held at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested. The suspect was in critical condition, authorities said. A massive emergency response was underway, with injured people loaded into ambulances. At least 29 people were confirmed wounded, said Mal Lanyon, the police commissioner for New South Wales state, where Sydney is located."
""This attack was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community," the state's Premier Chris Minns said. The massacre was declared a terrorist attack due to the event targeted and weapons used, Lanyon said. Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival. Dramatic footage apparently filmed by a member of the public showed someone appearing to tackle and disarm one of the gunmen."
Two gunmen opened fire at a Chanukah by the Sea event at Bondi Beach, killing at least 11 people and wounding at least 29, including two police officers. One attacker was fatally shot by police and the second was arrested and in critical condition. Authorities declared the killings a terrorist attack because the event targeted Sydney's Jewish community and the weapons used. A large emergency response treated and transported the injured. Specialist officers examined suspicious items found nearby, including an improvised explosive device located in one of the suspect's cars.
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