Australia mourns 16 killed in Bondi Beach shooting
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The 25-year-old accused of Australia’s deadliest terror attack regained consciousness only to find detectives waiting to arrest him at his bedside.
24-year-old Naveed Akram was apprehended at the scene and taken to the hospital, while his father was killed in a shootout with cops
SYDNEY: A former colleague of one of the Bondi Beach attackers told a foreign media outlet that Naveed Akram’s background is Indian. In an interview with A Current Affair, former co-worker Lachie said he immediately identified Akram when he saw his photograph online.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) — the country’s FBI — previously investigated Akram in 2019 for possible terror ties.
Sydney: Australia is grappling with one of its deadliest mass shootings in decades after a targeted terror attack on Sydney’s Jewish community near Bondi Beach on Sunday, December 14. The shooting, which took place around 6:47 pm (local time) during Hanukkah celebrations, killed at least 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl.
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Bondi Beach shooting gunman Naveed Akram was follower of pro-Islamic State preacher Wisam Haddad
At least one of the gunmen who killed 15 people in Sunday's Bondi Beach terrorist attack was known to authorities as a follower of a notorious Sydney pro-Islamic State cleric, the ABC can reveal.
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.
The suspected gunmen, who killed at least 15 in the Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia, have been identified as a father-son duo. Sajid Akram was a 50-year-old fruit seller who was killed at the scene,
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.