Sydney attack: 16 dead

SIXTEEN people, including a ten-year-old child and a British-born rabbi, have died and 40 remain in hospital after two gunmen targeted a Jewish celebration during a terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, police confirmed.

- 

The gunmen, armed with what police have described as 'long guns,' opened fire on the Archer Park area of the popular beach at 6.47pm local time on Sunday, targeting a Hanukkah celebration on the first day of the Jewish festival of lights, known as Chanukah.

New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park confirmed that 40 remained in hospital, including four children and that so far the death toll had reached 16.

One gunman, aged 50, was shot by police and died at Bondi Beach while a second alleged attacker, a 24-year-old man, suffered critical injuries and was taken to hospital under police guard, New South Wales Police said.