Shooting in Australia's Sydney Bondi beach: Viral video shows citizen wrestles, snatches gun from shooters, PM hails as hero. Watch here

An attack by two gunmen on Sydney's Bondi Beach targeted a Hanukkah celebration, killing 11 people and drawing international condemnation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting -- which ended with one gunmen killed and another wounded and in custody -- an act of terror, a "targeted attack on Jewish Australians". The United States "strongly condemns" the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in which 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on Sunday.

Emergency services first responded to reports of shots fired at 6:47 pm (0747 GMT) at Bondi Beach, one of the biggest tourist draws in Australia's largest city. The shooting took place during a "Hanukkah by the Sea" event, which police said was attended by around 1,000 people.

As gunfire erupted, crowds fled in fear from the beach in eastern Sydney and police descended on the area. One of the alleged shooters was killed, and the second was in a critical condition, police said.

Sydney Shooting Hero

Police declared the shooting a terrorist incident, adding they had found suspected improvised explosive devices near the beach in a vehicle linked to the suspects. Video circulating on social media showed a man wrestling a gun out of the hands of one of those men. The prime minister hailed ordinary citizens who tackled and disarmed one of the gunman as 'heroes'.



Showing presence of mind and exemplary courage during the crisis situation, a bystander managed to disarm the shooter. Footage shows the middle aged man went from beside, grabbed the shooter, snatched the rifle from the gunman. Gunman was forced to back off.

Authorities are working to put together an account of what led to the attack, including the background of the alleged gunmen. Police have asked the public to share any video footage taken in the area during the attack. Authorities said there were no other reports of any other incidents in Sydney connected to the attack.