Tragedy at Bondi Seaside: Ten Lives Misplaced in Capturing Incident

Ten individuals had been useless after a capturing Sunday at Sydney’s Bondi seaside, police advised AFP, with out saying if that toll features a shooter.

Nationwide broadcaster ABC reported that one of many shooters was among the many useless and that 12 extra individuals had been wounded.

“Police are responding to a growing incident at Bondi Seaside and are urging the general public to AVOID the realm. Anybody on the scene ought to take shelter,” New South Wales police stated in an announcement on social media.

Ambulances transfer round at Bondi Seaside after a reported capturing in Sydney on December 14, 2025.
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Two individuals had been taken into custody, they stated, warning that the operation was “ongoing” and other people ought to to keep away from the realm, obey police directions and keep away from crossing police strains.

Eight individuals had been taken to the hospital following the capturing on the seaside, in response to the ambulance service.”

A report within the Sydney Morning Herald stated one suspected shooter had been shot by police whereas one other had been detained.

Emergency staff transport an individual on a stretcher after a reported capturing at Bondi Seaside in Sydney on December 14, 2025.
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Witness sees ‘two shooters in black’

A British vacationer advised AFP he noticed “two shooters in black” after gunfire broke out on the seaside.

“There was a capturing, two shooters in black with semi-automatic rifles,” Timothy Brant-Coles advised AFP from the Sydney vacationer hotspot, reporting a number of individuals had been shot and wounded.

Stunning and distressing: PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated the capturing Sunday at Sydney’s Bondi seaside was “surprising and distressing”.

“Police and emergency responders are on the bottom working to avoid wasting lives. My ideas are with each particular person affected,” Mr. Albanese stated in an announcement shared by his workplace.

“I urge individuals within the neighborhood to comply with data from the [New South Wales] Police,” he stated.

Bondi Seaside in japanese Sydney is Australia’s most well-known seaside, drawing large numbers of surfers, swimmers and vacationers particularly at weekends.