Where tourists usually stroll and families play on the sand, panic suddenly reigns. Twelve people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Eyewitnesses describe scenes straight out of a nightmare, while rescue workers fight to save lives. Police have classified the attack as a terrorist attack.

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Twelve people, including one of the suspected perpetrators, were killed in an attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney. A second suspected gunman is in police custody; his condition is currently unclear. Several people were injured, including two police officers. A suspected improvised explosive device was also discovered at the scene and is currently being examined by bomb disposal experts.