Ten people were dead after a shooting on Sunday at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, including one shooter [GETTY]

Ten people were dead after a shooting on Sunday at Australia’s Bondi Beach in Sydney, including one shooter.

National broadcaster ABC reported that one of the shooters was among the dead and that 12 additional people were wounded. Australian emergency workers previously said on Sunday that they had rushed eight people to hospitals.

“We can just let you know that we have treated multiple people on the scene and at this stage taken eight people to different Sydney hospitals,” a spokesperson for the New South Wales ambulance service told AFP.

A British tourist told AFP he saw “two shooters in black” after gunfire broke out Sunday at Australia’s famed Bondi Beach, with officials reporting two people in detention and multiple injuries.

“There was a shooting, two shooters in black with semi-automatic rifles,” Timothy Brant-Coles told AFP from the Sydney tourist hotspot, reporting multiple people had been shot and wounded.

Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots, urging the public to take shelter.

“Police are responding to a developing incident at Bondi Beach and are urging the public to AVOID the area. Anyone at the scene should take shelter,” New South Wales police said in a statement on social media.

Two people had been taken into custody, they said, warning that the operation was “ongoing” and that people should avoid the area, obey police instructions, and avoid crossing police lines.

A report in the Sydney Morning Herald said one suspected shooter had been shot by police while another had been detained.

Bondi Beach in eastern Sydney is Australia’s most famous beach, drawing huge numbers of surfers, swimmers and tourists, especially at weekends.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a shooting Sunday at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “shocking and distressing”.

“Police and emergency responders are on the ground working to save lives. My thoughts are with every person affected,” Albanese said in a statement shared by his office.

“I urge people in the vicinity to follow information from the (New South Wales) Police,” he said.