At least 10 people have been injured in a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, according to the ambulance service of the state of New South Wales.
The ambulance service was called to the beach in response to reports that multiple people had been shot, a spokeswoman said.
The police in New South Wales, Australia, have issued an alert asking people to stay away from the beach because of what they described as a “developing incident.”
Multiple people shot at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, two in custody
Anyone in the area should take shelter, the police said. They declined to provide information about the nature of the incident.
The New South Wales police said that they had two people in custody, without providing further information. They urged people to remain away from the beach.
Bondi Beach, on Sydney’s east coast, is over 3,000 feet long and is one of Australia‘s most well-known beaches.
Father-son duo behind attack
The alleged gunmen behind the Bondi beach attack are a father-son duo suspected of using legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre, according to police, according to a report by The Guardian.
Naveed Akram, 24, was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries. His 50-year-old father, identified by the Sydney Morning Herald as Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police. Police would not officially confirm their names.
The pair allegedly killed 16 people, with dozens more injured in the shootings which took place on Sunday, during a gathering to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.
The son was known to New South Wales police and security agencies, while his father had a firearms licence with six weapons registered to him. All six firearms have been recovered, police said.
Four of these weapons, long arms believed to include a rifle and shotgun, were seized at the scene in Bondi, with other weapons also found during a police raid at a house in Campsie, in Sydney’s south-west.
