""The police operation is ongoing and we continue to urge people to avoid the area," New South Wales police state in a post on X."
""I saw at least 10 people on the ground and blood everywhere," 30-year-old local Harry Wilson, who witnessed the shooting, told the Herald."
""This is the Jewish community at its best coming together to mark a happy occasion. If we were targeted deliberately in this way, it's something of a scale that none of us could have ever fathomed. It's a horrific thing," he said, adding his media adviser had been wounded in the attack."
""We are aware of an active security situation in Bondi. We urge people in the vicinity to follow information from NSW Police," said a spokesperson for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese."
An apparent shooting at Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah event resulted in multiple casualties and an ongoing police operation. New South Wales police urge people to avoid the area. Thirteen people have been hospitalised. Television footage showed people lying on the ground. A witness reported seeing at least 10 people on the ground and blood everywhere. The event was a Hanukkah celebration; a community leader said the gathering marked a happy occasion and reported a media adviser wounded. Videos showed people scattering and two men held down by police while officers attempted resuscitation. A spokesperson for the prime minister warned of an active security situation and urged following NSW Police information. The attack occurred almost exactly 11 years after the Lindt Cafe siege.
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