Sajid was killed by police at the scene, while Naveed, who had been in a coma, regained consciousness on Wednesday and is expected to be questioned once medically cleared.

Australian authorities have identified the two gunmen who unleashed a deadly shooting attack on a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as a father and son who are Pakistani nationals. Sajid Akram, 50, was killed on the scene. His son Naveed Akram, 24, was shot and is hospitalized in critical condition.

By Alasdair Pal and Karen Lema SYDNEY/MANILA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Standing in the rain outside a suburban Sydney train station, seventeen-year-old Naveed Akram stares into the camera and urges those watching to spread the word of Islam.

A Pakistani-origin man living in Sydney put out of video seeking help to stop the misinformation on social media where his photo was used as that of shooter Naveed Akram, as both of them have the same name.

In the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting which left 15 people dead, Australian public broadcaster ABC named one of the shooters as Naveed Akram, citing an anonymous official. A picture supposedly depicting the assailant circulated widely on social media,