Early Monday morning in Sydney, authorities released new information about the terrorist attack.
Police say a total of 13 people were killed at the scene and that two more died of their injuries in hospital overnight.
Among the dead is a child. Police estimate that the people killed were between the ages of 10 and 87.
One of the perpetrators, a 50-year-old man, died at the scene. Another, a 24-year-old man, is critically injured and has been taken to hospital under police guard.
Around 40 people are injured, five of them with life-threatening injuries. Among the injured are two police officers, but their condition is described as stable.
New South Wales State Health Minister Ryan Park describes the ongoing investigation as extensive and urges calm.
"The police must be allowed to work on the investigation. Healthcare workers must be allowed to do their work in the hospitals and in the ambulances," he said, according to ABC News.
Jewish celebration
The attack was targeted at Sydney's Jewish population, state Premier Chris Minns confirmed earlier.
It happened during a Jewish family festival with over 1,000 people in attendance. Explosive devices were also found in a car near the beach.
"This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy," said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
According to ABC News, one of the perpetrators was known to the police before the crime.
"We must not let these evil people be so divided," said Police Chief Mal Lanyon at the press conference.
Bondi is a neighborhood with a strong Jewish presence, with Jewish schools, synagogues and meeting places.
Frightening minutes
The beach was packed with families with children when the alarm came early Sunday evening local time.
Witnesses recount terrifying minutes.
A man told ABC News that he saw people lying in pools of blood on the ground. He described the ten minutes or so during which the shots were fired as "absolute hell on earth."
Among the dead is a British-born rabbi, according to the BBC, and a French citizen, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, one of the dead is an Israeli citizen. The country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the Australian government, which he says warned of anti-Semitic acts in a letter in August.
As of Sunday evening, there is still no information about affected Swedes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells TT.
