US EditionBondi gunmen filmed 'firearms training' and threw IEDs into crowd, court told
Court documents reveal the father-son duo trained in New South Wales, planned meticulously, and threw four viable improvised explosive devices that failed to detonate during the attack.
- 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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The Bondi Attack And a False Narrative
By: Tom SmithPhoto from AFP/Getty ImagesIn the days after the Bondi Beach attack, in which 15 people attending a Hannukkah celebration were gunned down by father-son gunmen Sajid and Naveed Akram, one detail travelled fast. The suspects had been to the Philippines. Within hours, that fact started doing a lot of work in headlines and commentary. The trip was quickly framed as “training.” Some reports suggested a camp. Others hinted at a hidden ne…
Bondi gunmen condemned ‘Zionist’ actions prior to attack and threw bombs that failed to detonate, police say
The two gunmen who opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia last week, killing 15, recorded a manifesto video prior to the attack in which they condemned the acts of “Zionists.” The description of the video, which was included in newly released documents from the Local Court of New South Wales on Monday, comes as one of the attackers, Naveed Akram, 24, currently faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one count of t…
Bondi Beach Attackers Threw Undetonated Bombs, Police Say
The two gunmen accused of targeting Jews at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in an attack last week threw four homemade explosive devices—which didn’t end up detonating—into the crowd before they opened fire, authorities alleged in court documents released on Monday. The existence of the devices is among several new details about the attack and the suspects, who authorities have identified as 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year…
The suspected attackers in the deadly Bondi Beach attack threw explosive devices at the very beginning of the incident and had been practicing shooting for weeks beforehand.
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