Sydney Bondi Beach Shooting: Who Were The Two Shooters? Check Their IS, Pakistan Connection | World News
Bondi Beach Attack: In a tragic mass shooting in Australia, at least 16 people, including a Briton and a Jew, were killed when two gunmen opened fire on people celebrating the start of Hanukkah. Hanukkah, one of the most celebrated Jewish holidays, is an eight-day holiday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the shooting range at Bondi Beach. He had earlier termed the attack a “dark moment’ for Australia and said police and security agencies were thoroughly checking the motivation behind the attack.
Who Were the Bondi Beach Batsmen?
The Bondi Beach attackers were identified as 24-year-old Naveed Akram, who was hospitalized under police guard, and 50-year-old Sajid Akram, who died in return fire, according to ABC News. Sydney police announced that the two attackers in Bondi Beach were father and son.
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Police have just confirmed that the Bondi terror attack was carried out by the FATHER AND SON Islamist death squad.
The death toll has now risen to 16.
Australia needs to deport Islamic extremists. pic.twitter.com/KFkWYZGr6j— Drew Pavlou (@DrewPavlou) December 14, 2025
Bondi Beach Shooters IS, Pakistan Connection
One of the gunmen was interrogated six years ago by Australia’s domestic intelligence agency ASIO because of his close ties to the Sydney-based Islamic State (IS) terror cell, ABC News reported. Some other reports claimed that the two gunmen came from Pakistan and immigrated to Australia years ago.
An Islamic State flag and some explosives were reportedly found in their car at Bondi Beach.
As reported by ABC News, ASIO began investigating Naveed Akram shortly after the arrest of ISIS terrorist Isaac Al Matari in Sydney in July 2019.
Akram had close links to Matari, who declared himself the terror group’s Australian commander and was serving a seven-year prison sentence for plotting the ISIS insurgency, according to one official.
Bondi Beach Shooting Update
According to New South Wales Police, at least 16 people, including a 10-year-old girl, died in the shooting. Police said about 1,000 people attended the Hanukkah event. More than 30 people were injured in the conflict and were treated.
Police raided the gunmen’s home in the Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg last night.
