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Australian Authorities Confirm that Bondi Beach Attackers Were Affiliated with Islamic State Terror Group
The attack killed 15 people and involved ISIS flags and an improvised explosive device, with suspects linked to pro-ISIS training and recent travel to the Philippines.
- On Dec. 14, 2025, police cordoned off Bondi Beach after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah gathering killed 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl and a Holocaust survivor.
- Authorities cited recent travel and training after officials said the attack was "motivated by Islamic State ideology" and both suspects spent most of November in the Philippines , with ABC reporting "military-style training."
- Forensic teams reported that investigators recovered homemade ISIS flags and an improvised explosive device in the suspects' vehicle, the guns were legally owned by Sajid Akram, older suspect , who was shot dead, while his son was hospitalized and regained consciousness.
- Officials revealed that Naveed Akram had been investigated in 2019 for six months but ASIO found no threat, while Malcolm Turnbull said `There are holes in everybody's intelligence gathering`.
- Investigators continue to probe why the suspects spent most of November in the Philippines, while officials urged improved data sharing between Australian security agencies and ASIO watchlists to protect young men vulnerable to radicalization.
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The men suspected of attacking a Jewish gathering on Bondi Beach were inspired by the ISIS terror group and spent weeks last month in the Philippines, officials say.
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