{"id":12615,"date":"2025-12-22T11:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/bondi-beach-shooting-suspect-trained-with-father-before-attack-police-say\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:25:25","slug":"bondi-beach-shooting-suspect-trained-with-father-before-attack-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/bondi-beach-shooting-suspect-trained-with-father-before-attack-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi Beach shooting suspect trained with father before attack, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man suspected of killing 15 people during a shooting in Bondi Beach “conducted firearms training” with his father before the attack on a Jewish event, Australian police have said.<\/p>\n

Naveed Akram<\/strong>, 24, and his father, Sajid Akram, allegedly attacked people at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach on 14 December, killing victims aged 10 to 87 and injuring 40 others.<\/p>\n

Fifty-year-old Sajid Akram was killed by police at the scene, while Naveed was injured and treated in hospital. He has been charged with 59 offences and was transferred to a prison on Monday.<\/p>\n

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New South Wales Police have released pictures of Naveed Akram and his father holding guns, as they “conducted firearms training in a countryside location, suspected to be NSW” in late October, according to a fact sheet seen by Sky News.<\/p>\n

“The accused and his father are seen throughout the video firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner,” police said.<\/p>\n

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On the day of the attack, the pair allegedly threw homemade bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at the gathering, but these did not detonate.<\/p>\n

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An analysis indicates that both were “viable” IEDs, according to the police file.<\/p>\n

The fact sheet was released after a suppression order was lifted by an NSW court.<\/p>\n

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Police allege the men had stored the explosives – three pipe bombs, one “tennis ball bomb” and one large IED – in a silver Hyundai car, alongside two single-barrel shotguns, a Beretta rifle and two Islamic State flags.<\/p>\n

The Hyundai was parked near the scene of the shooting, with the Islamic State flags allegedly displayed in the front and rear windows.<\/p>\n

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‘Justification’ video found<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A phone belonging to Naveed Akram was also found in the car, on which officers identified several videos, including the alleged firearms training video.<\/p>\n

Another video shows Naveed Akram and his father sitting in front of an image of an Islamic State flag, with four long-arm guns with rounds attached seen in the background, police said.<\/p>\n

The men “appear to summarise their justification for the Bondi terrorist attack” in the footage, according to the fact sheet.<\/p>\n

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