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Received today — 16 December 2025

Bondi beach terror attack: Indian family of Sajid Akram unaware of alleged ‘radical mindset’, local officials say

16 December 2025 at 16:30

The first funerals for the 15 people killed in Sunday’s mass shooting will be held on Wednesday, as investigations continue into the alleged gunmen

The alleged gunman shot dead by police during Sunday’s attack on Australia’s Bondi beach was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and his family there seemed unaware of his alleged “radical mindset”, Indian police said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile the second alleged gunman who was hospitalised after also being shot by police has awoken from a coma and may be charged as early as today, Seven News has reported.

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© Photograph: Rounak Amini/EPA

© Photograph: Rounak Amini/EPA

© Photograph: Rounak Amini/EPA

Bondi terror attack: alleged gunmen travelled to the Philippines before ‘Isis-inspired’ shooting

Police investigating claims Sajid and Naveed Akram received ‘training’ overseas before Sunday’s attack

The father and son duo allegedly behind the Bondi attack appear to have been inspired by Islamic State, the Australian prime minister says, as police confirmed they were investigating why the pair travelled to the Philippines last month.

The New South Wales police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, on Tuesday alleged Naveed Akram, 24, and his 50-year-old father, Sajid, had recently travelled to the Philippines, which was confirmed by authorities in Manila.

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Received yesterday — 15 December 2025

Holocaust survivor, London-born rabbi and 10-year-old girl among victims of Bondi beach terror attack

At least 16 people including one of the alleged gunmen died at the shooting in Sydney on Sunday, aged between 10 and 87

At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 wounded when gunmen fired on a Hanukah celebration in Bondi beach, which Australian police and officials are describing as a terrorist attack.

In the latest update on Monday morning, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, confirmed 16 people, including one of the alleged gunmen, have died, and 42 people injured in the shooting were taken to hospital.

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© Composite: Instagram/Jewish Care annual report/anash.org/supplied

Bondi beach terror attack: father and son duo allegedly used licensed firearms in shooting

15 December 2025 at 10:07

Naveed Akram previously known to security agencies, prime minister says. His gun-owning father, Sajid, was shot dead by police at the scene

The alleged gunmen behind the Bondi beach attack are a father-son duo suspected of using legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre, according to police.

Naveed Akram, 24, was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries. His 50-year-old father, who the Sydney Morning Herald first reported to be Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police.

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© Photograph: COURTESY OF TIMOTHY BRANT-COLES/UGC/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: COURTESY OF TIMOTHY BRANT-COLES/UGC/AFP/Getty Images

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