'A dark day in our history': Girl, 10, among 16 killed in ‘evil’ attack on Bondi Beach

The attack has been declared a terrorist incident targeting a Hanukkah celebration at a park next to the beach on the first day of the Jewish festival of lights, also known as Chanukah, the force confirmed. Picture: AFP

The terrorist gunmen who killed 16 people including a 10-year-old girl and a British-born rabbi in the Bondi Beach attack were father and son, police have 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, New South Wales Police said.