Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Police say at least 10 people have been killed in a shooting near a Jewish gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach.

One shooter was killed, while another is in custody.

Authorities say there is no longer an active threat but have urged people to avoid the area.

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Sarah Frydman and her daughter Scarlett were attending a bar mitzvah in the area when the shooting started.

"At about 6:40[pm] people started screaming, telling us to run inside. So we ran in behind the kitchen and we were just hiding in a room," she told ABC reporter Nick Dole.

"There were lots of children there. The parents weren't there because this was a kid's party basically. ...