Bondi Beach shooters revealed as father and son after 15 killed in ‘act of pure evil’ at Jewish festival

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 following the terrifying Hanukkah assault in Australia while his 24-year-old son was left in critical condition.

The brazen attack left 16 people dead including a 10-year-old girl and at least 40 people injured, 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.”

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Two “rudimentary” bombs were also found at the scene and taken away to be deactivated.

Authorities did not confirm a motivation behind the horror gun rampage and said they were not looking for a third suspect.

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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.

Other victims of the tragedy are yet to be formally identified, but police believe their ages range between 10 and 87.

Shocking footage shows cops shooting the two terrorists after they opened fire on one of the most popular Australian beaches.

Officers were seen taking cover behind a vehicle, attempting to take down the attackers from their vantage point on a nearby bridge.

After exchanging several rounds of fire, the police marksmen successfully neutralised one of the shooters – understood to be the dad of the injured suspect.