Bondi Beach terrorists ‘acted alone’ in attack on Hanukkah event — Australian police

Sajid Akram, foreground, and Naveed Akram open fire in a terror attack on people at a Jewish event in Sydney, Australia, on December 14, 2025, in an image taken from a video posted online. (Screen capture: X)
Sajid Akram, foreground, and Naveed Akram open fire in a terror attack on people at a Jewish event in Sydney, Australia, on December 14, 2025, in an image taken from a video posted online. (Screen capture: X)

A father and son who carried out a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah event at Australia’s Bondi Beach were not part of a broader terrorist cell, police say.

“These individuals are alleged to have acted alone,” Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett tells reporters.

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