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Authorities investigate possible Islamic State links after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event killed 16 and wounded dozens, amid a surge in antisemitic attacks in Australia.
- On Sunday, Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid allegedly opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach, killing at least 16 and wounding dozens in what Australian officials described as terrorism.
- Speaking outside the family home in Bonnyrigg, Verena, mother of Naveed Akram, said she was shocked and called him a 'good boy', while police said the father and son told family they were heading to Jervis Bay.
- Video from the scene shows bystander Ahmed al-Ahmed disarming a gunman, and police recovered six firearms all registered to Sajid while witnesses described shooters firing nearly 50 rounds with rifles.
- Sajid was killed at the scene while Naveed Akram was shot by police and taken to hospital in critical condition, and Antonio Guterres and Anthony Albanese condemned the attack.
- Investigators are probing possible extremist links as the nation grapples with a surge in antisemitic incidents since October 7, 2023, while Australian Federal Police and ASIO examine possible links to Islamic State.
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Mother of suspected Bondi shooter is 'a good boy,' who 'doesn't have a firearm ... doesn't drink'
Investigators examined evidence recovered from a vehicle linked to the suspects, including explosive devices and an Islamic State flag. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News The mother of 24-year-old suspected Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram denied that her son was the shooter, claiming he is a “good boy” who isn’t armed and “doesn’t drink” or “go to bad places.” Verena Akram told the Sydney Morning Herald the day after the shooting at a Chabad C…
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More information has emerged about the two perpetrators believed to be behind the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday. Among other things, the mother of one of the two suspected perpetrators has spoken out.
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