US EditionBondi gunmen filmed 'firearms training' and threw IEDs into crowd, court told
Court documents reveal the attackers planned the Bondi Beach terror attack for months, using firearms and viable improvised explosive devices linked to Islamic State ideology.
- 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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Court documents shed new light on the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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