By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Twelve persons including a suspected terrorist were killed and 29 injured in what appeared to be a terror attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday.
Gunmen opened fire at the Jewish holiday celebration killing at least 11 people in what Australian officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack. One of the suspected gunmen was also killed. A second was in critical condition and police were investigating whether a third gunman was involved, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon told a press conference.
Two police officers were among 29 people taken to hospital with injuries.
A fruit shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed, 43, who was filmed charging a gunman from behind, grappling with him and wresting a rifle from his hands to avoid further carnage.
“There are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery,” said Chris Minns, premier of New South Wales state where Sydney is located, calling the bystander “a genuine hero”.
A bomb-disposal unit was working on several suspected improvised explosive devices, Lanyon said. Mike Burgess, a top Australian intelligence official, said one of the suspected attackers was known to authorities but had not been deemed an immediate threat.