At least 12 people were killed and several others injured on Sunday after two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish Hanukkah event at the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney. Australian media reported that 29 people were wounded, including a child and two officers. A massive emergency response was underway, with injured people loaded into ambulances.

Australian police termed the shooting as a "terrorist" incident.

"As a result of the circumstances of the incident tonight at 9:36 pm this evening, I declared this to be a terrorist incident," New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon told a news conference.

The shooting occurred on the first night of the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah. According to the Sydney Morning Herald , the gunmen opened fire shortly after 6:30 pm (Australian time) a

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