At least 11 people were shot and killed during a Jewish gathering on Sunday, the first day of Hanukkah, on Australia's Bondi Beach, according to Australian government officials and police.

One of two gunmen identified in the shooting was also dead, and the second was hospitalized "in serious condition," police said. Another 29 people were taken to hospitals with injuries, including two officers and a child.

The shooting took place Sunday at a Hanukkah celebration where more than 1,000 were in attendance, said New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon at a news conference on Sunday, calling the attack a "terrorist incident." New South Wales is the Australian state where Bondi Beach is located, in a suburb of Sydney.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the attack "was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community." Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also characterized the shooting as "a targeted attack on Jewish Australians."

"The scenes in Bondi are shocking and distressing," said Albanese in a statement. "Police and emergency responders are on the ground working to save lives. My thoughts are with every person affected."

Lanyon said police found an explosive device in a car, linked to the deceased suspect. A rescue bomb disposal crew was at the scene on Bondi Beach, he said.

Police were not releasing more information on the gunmen implicated in the shooting, according to Lanyon, although he said at Sunday's conference that officers were investigating whether a third gunman was involved.

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