Albanese Says Bondi Beach Attack Was ISIS-Inspired With No Evidence of a Terror Cell

Overview

• Police identified the gunmen as a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son, with one shot dead and the other hospitalized in critical condition.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the shooting was carefully planned and that authorities currently see no sign of conspiracy or cell membership.
• New South Wales Police reported 16 people dead, including one attacker, and 40 injured after gunfire at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach.
• An Islamic State flag was found in the suspects’ vehicle, and two activated improvised explosive devices were recovered and later defused by bomb squads.
• A multi-agency terrorism investigation is underway with national security bodies and Five Eyes partners, and officials confirmed the younger suspect, Navid Akram, was questioned by ASIO in 2019.