US EditionBondi Beach gunmen were father and son, Australian police say
The father and son opened fire at a Hanukkah event, killing 16 and injuring 40, in Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 30 years, police said.
- 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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Bondi Terrorists Faked Fishing Trip Before Massacre
The father and son terrorists responsible for the Bondi Beach massacre had falsely informed their relatives they were departing for a fishing trip to Jervis Bay, a deception maintained just weeks after they returned from a suspicious visit to the Philippines, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to the publication that Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid, had traveled to the Southeast Asian natio…
Bondi Beach Terror Attack: Telangana Police Confirm Hyderabad-Origin Of Terrorist Sajid Akram
Telangana police on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, issued a detailed clarification on the identities and background of the father and son involved in the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, during a Hanukkah celebration on 14 December 2025, which left 16 people dead. One of the attackers was also killed during the incident, which Australian authorities have classified as a terrorist attack inspired by ISIS ideology. The attackers were…
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.
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