Bondi beach terror attack: father and son duo alleged to be behind shooting using licensed firearms | Bondi beach terror attack

According to police, the gunmen allegedly behind the attack on Bondi beach were a father-son duo suspected of using legally obtained firearms to carry out the massacre.

Naveed Akram, 24, was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with serious injuries. His 50-year-old father, who the Sydney Morning Herald first reported as Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police. Police have not confirmed the names of these people.

The couple allegedly killed 15 people and injured dozens of people in an armed attack that took place on Sunday during a meeting held to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

Authorities confirmed on Monday that the son was known to New South Wales police and other agencies, while his father had a firearms licence, with six guns registered to him. All six people were rescued, police said.

At least three of these long-armed weapons, including a rifle and shotgun, were seized at the scene in Bondi; Other weapons were found during a police raid on a home in Campsie, south-west Sydney.

NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon said the men were living at another house in Bonnyrigg in the city’s west, which was also raided on Sunday night.

Lanyon said there was “nothing to suggest that any of the men involved in yesterday’s attack planned the attack” and confirmed that the elderly man had had a gun license for ten years.

NSW premier Chris Minns said there would be “almost certain” changes to gun laws and police were investigating whether there was a fault in their systems regarding how licensed weapons could be used in a terrorist attack.

While police did not confirm the names of the duo to Guardian Australia, they did release information about their ages, the suburb where they lived and the old man’s firearms licence.

Police said the man had a Category EU licence. This means that the person may be armed with a muzzle-loading firearm (other than handguns); centerfire rifles (except self-loading); and shotgun/centerfire rifle combinations.

Colleague tells about relationships on construction sites

Naveed Akram was working as a bricklayer until recently.

A former colleague told the Guardian that she had worked with him on and off at various workplaces for about five years, having last seen him a few months ago.

He described Naveed as an awkward colleague but a hard worker with an interest in hunting.

“No one was close to him,” said the former colleague, who asked not to be named.

“You spend so much time together, you’re obviously building walls – [which is a] It’s quite a mind-numbing job, so you talk a lot, but he was just a weird operator.

“He… worked so hard, he didn’t have days off.”

Although authorities did not say his son was a licensed firearms owner, his colleague claimed he hunted regularly and spoke of hunting rabbits and other game around Crookwell in the state’s southern plateaus.

They worked all over Sydney, with Naveed last seen at a construction site in Penrith.

Only weeks ago, Naveed told his bosses that he had broken his hand and therefore would not be able to work until 2026, his colleague said.

After images similar to the membership card reportedly found in his wallet emerged, unconfirmed claims that Naveed was a member of a hunting club also emerged.

It is not yet confirmed whether he is a member of the club or not.

In a post on social media Sunday night, the club said it would be closed until Jan. 15.

When the Guardian visited on Monday morning, the building at the club’s listed address was empty apart from a lone ute parked out front.

In Bonnyrigg, reporters and police gathered outside the house, which was cordoned off with blue tape on Monday morning. Two police cars were parked in front of the house.

At noon, three people returned to the house belonging to Naveed’s mother. A young man and two women, holding paper over their heads to avoid being filmed, got out of the car and entered the house.

Glenn Nelson lives across the road. He has lived in the area for 37 years and describes it as a quiet area.

“My wife [calls it] Guardian Australia calls ‘boring old Bonnyrigg’ from his front garden

He was watching news of the attack shortly before he noticed chaos in the street around 9.30pm on Sunday.

“I went into the theater to watch something else, then I saw traffic and flashing lights,” he tells Guardian Australia.

Another person living on the street said that while he was at work, he received a call from his parents saying something was happening on the street. He said he was shocked to learn he was involved in the attack.

“We are very sorry for what happened,” he said. “I left a very dangerous country to be safe here.”