Bondi gunmen filmed 'firearms training' and threw IEDs into crowd, court told
- On December 14, a father and son allegedly killed 15 and injured dozens at the Chanukah By The Sea event in Archer Park, Bondi Beach; Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges while Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police.
- Police say video recordings show the pair posed with Islamic State flag recordings and travelled on a November 1 and month-long trip to the southern Philippines, though Philippine authorities disputed claims of militant training.
- Police say video evidence shows the pair conducting firearms training in rural New South Wales and CCTV reconnaissance two days before the attack, while court documents allege they threw four improvised explosive devices including a tennis-ball bomb.
- On December 18, the court lifted the suppression order, adjourned the case, and ordered the brief of evidence due by April 8, 2026, while prosecution was referred to the Commonwealth DPP.
- Police allege the attackers used a 2001 silver Hyundai Elantra displaying Islamic State flags and preliminary forensic analysis found sealed aluminium piping IEDs wounded about 40 victims, including two NSW Police officers.
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After the deadly attack on a Jewish festival in Sydney, the police reported initial findings: The crime was therefore prepared for months. A confessor video also confirms the connection to the terrorist militia ISIS.
New court documents reveal details of the meticulous preparation of the deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. Father and son conducted a reconnaissance tour at the later crime scene and recorded an IS-inspired video Manifesto.
Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in the shooting last December 14 at the popular Bondi beach in Sydney, but those victims could have been many more. According to a police report released this Monday by an Australian court, the two alleged perpetrators of the massacre, Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid Akram, threw at least four home explosive devices, three made with pipes and another with the explosive charge inside a tennis ball,…
Bondi gunmen threw homemade bombs before shooting and conducted training, police say
The father and son accused of killing 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration threw four homemade explosive devices at the Bondi Beach crowd before their mass shooting, investigators alleged in court documents released Monday
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