"A number of fatal shootings on Bondi beach (FILMY) 2 armed men opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. Police treat the attack as an act of terror."

The shooting shocked the local community due to the fact that the first night of Hanuki happened – an crucial judaic vacation commemorating the re-sacrifice of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, traditionally accompanied by public celebrations, household meetings and candlelighting for 8 nights.

According to sources, in films shot by residents and published on the Internet, you can see the minute erstwhile the shooters were stopped by police.

Other recordings showed crowds fleeing the beach. 1 of the clips, which rapidly became a viral, portrayed an accidental passerby attacking 1 of the attackers and disarming him, seemingly before the police arrived.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the scenes in Bondi "shocking and disturbing."

"Police and emergency services are in place to save lives. My thoughts are with all individual affected by this tragedy.” – he wrote in a message for X.

Independent MP Allegra Spender, whose constituency includes Bondi Beach, called the incidental "Frightening."

‘It is inactive unclear precisely what happened... This is not Australia we know and love. I know our community will unite, but this is devastating for all of us” – she said.

Although it is unclear whether the shooters deliberately attacked a judaic holiday, Alex Ryvchin, co-chair of the Executive Council of Australian Jews, said on Radio 2GB that the shooting was not a coincidence that it occurred during the judaic community event.

"There were hundreds of people gathered. This household event... I don't think it was an attack that happened accidentally on Bondi Beach. I think it was a targeted and targeted attack" said Ryvchin.

He added that the manager of media at ECAJ was injured in an incident.

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/629431-shooting-australia-hanukkah-beach/