Police said the shooting, which injured at least 40 people, was a terror attack targeting the Jewish community. A gunman was also killed; another suspect was injured.

Footage from surf cameras facing the ocean beyond Bondi Beach shows beach goers running away during time of deadly shooting. Video credit: SWELLNET.com.

Two people with guns - who police later confirmed to be father and son - opened fire at Bondi Beach in an attack targeting the Jewish community, who were celebrating the first day of the Jewish festival of lights, known as Chanukah. A total of 14 people died at the scene with a 10-year-old girl and 40-year-old man dying in hospital, police said.

Australian ​police said ‌that seven men detained ​in Sydney's southwest on ‍Thursday had ideological ​connections to ​the ⁠two gunmen who allegedly fired at hundreds celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach,

Police intercepted two vehicles in a Sydney suburb based on "information received that a violent act was possibly being planned."