Overview
- New South Wales Police report at least 11 people killed and about 29 injured after two gunmen opened fire at a public Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach.
- Authorities identified the suspects as Sajid Akram, 50, who was shot dead, and his son Naveed, 24, who was arrested in critical condition and had prior contact with ASIO in 2019.
- Officials say suspected improvised explosive devices and homemade ISIS flags were recovered from a vehicle linked to the attackers, prompting specialist bomb-squad work.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack was motivated by ISIS ideology, and police are scrutinizing the pair’s November travel to the Philippines as part of the ongoing investigation.
- Eyewitness video shows civilian Ahmed al Ahmed disarming one shooter and being wounded, an intervention praised by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns as heroic.