The two gunmen who reportedly killed at least 15 people at Bondi Beach on Sunday had allegedly pledged allegiance to Islamic State<\/p>\n
A father and son have been identified as the primary suspects behind a deadly attack on members of the Jewish community at Australia\u2019s Bondi Beach, police said.
\nOn Sunday, the two reportedly opened fire on people who had gathered in the Sydney suburb to mark the first day of Hanukkah, killing at least 15 and injuring dozens more. The Queensland Police Service said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism.
\nPolice identified the suspects as Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed Akram. New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon told reporters that Sajid Akram was killed at the scene, while\u00a0Naveed is in \u201ccritical but stable condition\u201d and remains in hospital. He added that the father legally owned six firearms.
\n\u201cThere was little knowledge of either of these men by the authorities,\u201d Lanyon said.
\nAustralia\u2019s public broadcaster ABC reported that counterterrorism investigators believe the Akrams had pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS).
\nThe terrorist group\u2019s flag was reportedly found in their car.<\/p>\n
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According to the network, Australia\u2019s domestic intelligence agency ASIO investigated Naveed Akram six years ago over his ties to IS sympathizer Isaac El Matari, who was arrested in 2019 for planning a terrorist attack and later sentenced to prison.
\nASIO chief Mike Burgess confirmed that one of the suspects was known to the agency, but \u201cnot in an immediate-threat perspective.\u201d
\nAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the shooting as \u201can evil act of antisemitism and terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation.\u201d
\n\u201cAn attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian,\u201d he added.
\nIsraeli officials and Jewish groups have previously accused Australia of demonizing Israel over the war in Gaza and of not doing enough to combat antisemitism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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