India, Dec. 15 -- Celebrations turned tragic at Sydney's Bondi Beach when two gunmen opened fire at the crowd which had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, a Jewish festival. At least 16 people, including one gunman, were killed in the shootout that reportedly lasted for at least10 minutes.

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The attackers opened fire shortly after 6:45 pm local time, when more than 1,000 people were attending a 'Chanukah by the Sea' event on a warm summer evening. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the victims were aged between 10 and 87. At least 40 people were left injured, Reuters reported.

The attackers have been identified as Sajid Akram and his son Naveed. While Sajid died during confrontati...