US EditionMost Mass Shooters Act Alone. Bondi Massacre a Rare Father-and-Son Atrocity, Experts Say
The attack killed 15 people, including two rabbis and a 10-year-old girl, and injured dozens; 42 were hospitalized, with 5 in critical condition, police said.
- On Dec. 14 at Bondi Beach, a terrorist attack killed at least 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl and two rabbis, at a Hanukkah gathering, Sydney police said.
- Police said the alleged gunmen were a father and son, naming Sajid Akram as deceased and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram as critically injured.
- Victims named include Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi; Holocaust survivor Alexander Kleytman, 87, who shielded his wife; and Tibor Weitzen, confirmed by granddaughter Leor Amzalak, who died protecting a family friend.
- Hospitals reported 42 people taken in, 27 remain admitted and five are in critical condition; the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said no Filipino casualties were confirmed as the Consulate in Sydney coordinates with authorities.
- Authorities said the attack was Australia's deadliest mass shooting in almost 30 years, with international leaders condemning the violence and Randwick District Rugby Club and families preparing memorials.
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Most mass shooters act alone. Bondi massacre a rare father-and-son atrocity, experts say
As authorities investigate the motives behind last week’s deadly Bondi Beach attack, leading criminologists note an unusual characteristic differentiating this mass shooting from others: the suspected gunmen were family members working together.
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The Independent (US)Bondi beach ‘attacker’ charged as first victims’ funerals take place
Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of murdering 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration on Bondi Beach on Sunday. The surviving Bondi Beach shooting suspect has been charged after 15 people were killed at a Jewish festival in Sydney. Naveed Akram, 24, woke from a coma on Tuesday and was charged with 59 offences – including 15 counts of murder and committing a terrorist attack. A spokesman for the New South Wales courts service said that a…
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