THE two gunmen behind the horrifying Bondi Beach attack were a father and son duo, police have revealed.
The 50-year-old dad was shot dead by cops during the terrifying Hanukkah assault while his 24-year-old son was left in critical condition.
The brazen attack in Sydney, Australia, left 16 people dead including a 10-year-old girl.
At least 40 wounded people are still in hospital – with five fighting for their lives, police confirmed.
Police said the older shooter had six firearms registered to him, and that six were recovered from the scene.
Cops said: “As part of the investigation, we conducted two search warrants last night, one at Bonnyrigg and a second at Campsie.
“The 50-year-old male is a licensed firearms holder, he has six firearms licensed to him.”
Two “rudimentary” bombs were also found at the scene and taken away to be deactivated.
Authorities said they were probing the motives behind the horror gun rampage but ruled out searching for a third suspect.
There was also “no indication to indicate that either of the men involved in yesterday’s attack was planning the attack that happened yesterday,” police said.
New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon said on Sunday: “There was very little knowledge of these two men.
“The older man had a licence for around 10 years, without any reported incidents.”
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese called the attack an “act of pure evil” and one which “deliberately targeted” the Jewish community.
He said: “An act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores in an iconic Australian location, Bondi Beach.
“Yesterday was indeed a dark day in our nation’s history. But we as a nation are stronger than the cowards who did this.”
At least 15 people, not including the deceased gunman, were killed during Saturday’s attack targeting a Jewish event celebrating Hanukkah.
A ten-year-old girl, a London-born Rabbi, an Israeli man and a French citizen are among the dead – while three children have been left injured.
A Holocaust survivor was also shot dead while trying to protect his wife during the terrifying shooting.
Alex Kleytman was killed while shielding his wife Larisa from bullets, saving her from death in his selfless final act.
French citizen Dan Elkayam was also killed in the shooting, according to France’s president Emmanuel Macron.
Reuven Morrison and Rabbi Yaakov Levitan were also named among those killed in the attack, according to Chabad.
Other victims of the tragedy are yet to be formally identified, but police believe their ages range between 10 and 87.
Witnesses said two men stepped out of a vehicle on Campbell Parade, near the Bondi Pavilion, and opened fire about 6.45pm.
At least 200 people had gathered at Bondi Beach on Sunday night for a festival celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Shocking footage shows cops shooting the two terrorists after they opened fire on one of the most popular Australian beaches.
After exchanging several rounds of fire, the police marksmen successfully neutralised one of the shooters – understood to be the dad of the injured suspect.
Unbelievable footage capturing a moment of raw courage showed a bystander tackling one of the gunmen, wrenching away his rifle and attempting to turn it back on him.
Another video showed hundreds of beachgoers fleeing in panic as gunshots rang out.
World leaders have paid respects to the victims of the terror attack and condemned the ruthless assault.
Donald Trump slammed the attacks, branding them “terrible” and “antisemitic”.
The US president said: “That was an antisemitic attack, obviously, and I want to pay my respects to everybody.”
He also praised the brave bystander who tackled one of the shooters and wrestled a firearm out of his hands.
Trump said he was a “very, very brave person who went and attacked frontally one of the shooters and saved a lot of lives”.
“Great respect to that man who did that,” he added.
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