Bondi Beach mass shooting: Six clips that capture terror unfolding and the aftermath of ‘an act of pure evil’

Fifteen innocent people are dead and dozens have been injured in the Bondi Beach mass shooting that has sent shockwaves around the world.

Two gunmen, now confirmed to be father and son, opened fire at Sydney’s most popular beach last night, as Australians gathered to celebrate at the Jewish Hanukkah festival, Chanukah by the Sea.

The videos below capture the terror as it unfolded at Bondi – and those making sense of the violence in its aftermath.

The shocking footage below shows one of the Bondi shooters calmly reloading his rifle.

The man is standing on a pedestrian bridge overlooking the beach and shooting.

He is the 24-year-old shooter identified by police as Naveed Akram. He was critically hurt as police responded to the violence. A man believed to be his father died during the incident

‘Genuine hero’

An onlooker has been hailed as a hero for single-handedly taking down a gunman during the terror attack.

In a video shared around the world, hero Ahmed al Ahmed can be seen lunging at one of the gunmen and wresting his weapon from him.

The 43-year-old fruit shop owner then points the firearm at the gunman before he cowers and runs away to take cover.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns called the man a “genuine hero”.

“It’s the most unbelievable scene I have ever seen,” he said.

Watch his brave act here:

‘I sprinted for my life’

Former New Zealand sports journalist Tiffany Salmond was about 20m from the bridge from which the gunmen were firing at people when the shooting began.

“When the first shot went off, it sounded like a gunshot, but you just don’t expect there to be a gunshot at Bondi beach. So I turned around and looked at the road, thinking it was a car backfiring, but then it went off again and then it went off a third time and I looked around and people were running, and so I started sprinting.”

She said she didn’t realise until she got home how close she had been to the shooters.

“I was pretty shocked I was that close, but I had no idea where the gunshots were coming from – I just knew it sounded close, so I sprinted for my life. It was terrifying”.

Watch her Herald NOW interview here:

‘An act of pure evil’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday was a dark day for Australia.

Albanese said the attack was deliberately targeted at the Jewish community.

“What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil. An act of anti-Semitism and act of terrorism on our shores.”

Watch him speak:

The killings have now been declared an act of terror.

‘Not looking for a further offender’

Australian police have confirmed the 50-year-old shooter is dead; meanwhile his 24-year-old son remains in hospital.

Police confirmed the dead ranged in age from 10 to 87.

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were not looking for any more suspects.

“We are satisfied that there were two offenders involved in yesterday’s incident.”

‘Vile, anti-Semitic, a terrorist attack’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told Newstalk ZB he had offered condolences and support to Albanese.

“You do feel for our Australian Jewish community, but also our Jewish community here in New Zealand and around the world because, you know, what we saw was just vile anti-Semitism, a terrorist attack, hate filled, actually unacceptable.”

Watch his full interview below.