US EditionBondi Beach gunmen were father and son, Australian police say
- On Sunday, police said two suspected gunmen, Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah, killing 15 people.
- Officials said the attack was a deliberate antisemitic assault on Australia's Jewish community of about 150,000 in a nation of 27 million.
- Police recovered six licensed firearms from Sajid Akram, 50, who held a licence for about ten years, and removed two improvised explosive devices from a car on Campbell Parade.
- Authorities launched Operation Arques and the FBI said it provided requested assistance while 328 police officers will protect Jewish sites on Monday under Operation Shelter.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns said law reform on firearms is almost certain after the massacre, while ASIO director-general Mike Burgess noted one man was known to the agency but not an immediate threat.
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How Australia's Worst Mass Shooting in Decades Unfolded
As two gunmen killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 40 others on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, bystanders recorded footage of much of the attack on video. Those clips provides striking details of how Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 30 years unfolded. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The gunmen, alleged to be 50-year-old father Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed, opened fire towards the crowd from a footbridge above a car park ne…
A 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son attacked Bondi Beach in Sydney, where the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah was celebrated, said New South Wales Police Commissioner Mel Lanyon. The father was shot dead by the police and his son was hospitalized in critical condition.
By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN. At least 15 people were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community celebrating the first night of Hanukkah on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach. About 1,000 people had gathered in a grassy area of Archer Park when at least two gunmen opened fire at 6:47 p.m. local time. The suspects in the deadly Bondi Beach shooting were a father and son, New South Wales Police Comm…
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