Eyewitness to Australia terror attack describes 'pandemonium' during deadly shooting at Hanukkah event

An American woman visiting family in Sydney Australia reported pandemonium broke out when gunfire erupted at a crowded Hanukkah festival on Bondi Beach sending hundreds of people fleeing for their lives Tanya Cohen initially mistook a series of rapid pops for fireworks when she arrived at the annual Chanukah by the Sea event she recounted Fox Friends Weekend on Sunday And then when it did not stop we all realized it was an working shooter and pandemonium broke out Cohen mentioned Hundreds of people were running across a busy road where cars were still moving toward safety ISRAELI LEADERS HEAP BLAME ON AUSTRALIAN CABINET AFTER BONDI BEACH SHOOTING COUNTLESS WARNING SIGNS Cohen commented diners in nearby restaurants were jumping under the tables She also explained the attack seemed to go on for nearly minutes before gunfire stopped NBA CHAMPION CALLS ON FUNCTIONARIES TO 'PUBLICLY HANG' AUSTRALIAN TERRORISTS AFTER ATTACK AT HANUKKAH EVENTPolice say the attack targeted the Jewish group and is being investigated as an act of terrorism Fox News Digital previously shared At least people were killed and hospitalized officials revealed Cohen reported she was close to the shooter who was firing toward the festival rather than the road where crowds were escaping Her brother was working precaution at the site He joined in to help resuscitate casualties and is definitely still on the scene helping out government revealed Cohen OPINION IRAN'S PROXY WAR ON JEWS IS AN ALL-OUT ATTACK ON WESTERN CIVILIZATION AUSTRALIA GETS ITShe called the shooting a targeted terrorist attack on the Jewish region of Sydney at a Hanukkah festival where over a thousand people were gathered to celebrate a Jewish holiday the Festival of Lights There were children there there were babies there there were families there and there were rabbis there one of which is now deceased Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting an act of evil antisemitism terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation on an SBS News broadcast Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Pritchett and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this analysis