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Horror grips Bondi as shooters unleash terror on crowds

Police have created an exclusion zone around the scene of multiple shooting deaths at Bondi Beach. (Jeremy Piper/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is reeling after gunmen opened fire on crowds of people at Bondi Beach, killing at least 12 and injuring many more.

  • Hundreds of people had gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event to celebrate the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival at Bondi Beach on Sunday night

  • Twelve people are dead, including one of the gunmen, after two men opened fire on the crowd about 6.47pm

  • At least 29 people are injured

  • Police disarmed “suspicious devices” found in a vehicle linked to the dead gunman

  • Reports bystanders disarmed one of the gunmen

  • Two people in police custody

  • Public told to avoid the area

  • Political and Israeli leaders condemn shootings, labelling it a terrorist attack

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