Overview
- Two gunmen opened fire from an elevated walkway during the public 'Chanukah by the Sea' event attended by roughly 1,000 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
- One attacker was shot dead at the scene and the second was captured and remains in critical condition, according to New South Wales police.
- Investigators found improvised explosive devices in a vehicle linked to the deceased suspect, and bomb-disposal teams secured the area.
- Video shows civilian Ahmed al Ahmed tackling and disarming one gunman, an act praised by officials as lifesaving.
- Authorities are probing possible additional accomplices and prior intelligence on a known suspect as the prime minister convenes national security officials and protection of Jewish sites is reinforced.