UPDATE: The father and son who committed the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach were father and son. Original reports indicated that they had both arrived from Pakistan and were on tourist visas. It is now reported that the father arrived in 1998 on a student visa. His son was born in Australia.
Original story below.
Police were seen raiding the home of Naveed Akram in the Sydney, Australia suburb of Bonnyrigg following a mass terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday. Akram is one of the two men alleged to have carried out the shooting that left 16 dead.
Akram is a Pakistani Muslim man who had studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney, Hamdard University in Islamabad, and the Al Murad Institute reports the Jerusalem Post. His license, recovered at the scene, shows him to be 24-years-old.
Gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration on Australia's Bondi Beach, in a specifically targeted attack on the Jewish holiday party and one of the gunmen is also dead. Many more are injured, including two police officers, following the 10 minute long attack.
CNN News 18 shared an image of Akram and his license. They reported further that the motive in the attack is not yet known.
Improvised explosives were found in a car nearby, said New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon. Those were opened fire were already familiar to police and the second gunman was wounded and taken into custody.
While Layton said that one of the shooters was on police radar, he added "the person that we know has very, very little knowledge to the police." "So he's not someone that we would have automatically been looking at at this time," Layton said.
A video nearly 11 minutes long shows gunman opening fire from a pedestrian bridge. People can be heard screaming and police return fire, killing one of the men. Police then go onto the bridge to apprehend the men.
Hundreds of people had gathered for the celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was hosted by Chabad and was to mark the first day of the festival of lights. It is believed that those celebrating Hanukkah were specifically targeted.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said "An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian." The nation has very strict gun laws.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration. Antisemitism has no place in this world. Our prayers are with the victims of this horrific attack, the Jewish community, and the people of Australia."
Original story below.
Police were seen raiding the home of Naveed Akram in the Sydney, Australia suburb of Bonnyrigg following a mass terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday. Akram is one of the two men alleged to have carried out the shooting that left 16 dead.
Akram is a Pakistani Muslim man who had studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney, Hamdard University in Islamabad, and the Al Murad Institute reports the Jerusalem Post. His license, recovered at the scene, shows him to be 24-years-old.
Gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration on Australia's Bondi Beach, in a specifically targeted attack on the Jewish holiday party and one of the gunmen is also dead. Many more are injured, including two police officers, following the 10 minute long attack.
CNN News 18 shared an image of Akram and his license. They reported further that the motive in the attack is not yet known.
Improvised explosives were found in a car nearby, said New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon. Those were opened fire were already familiar to police and the second gunman was wounded and taken into custody.
While Layton said that one of the shooters was on police radar, he added "the person that we know has very, very little knowledge to the police." "So he's not someone that we would have automatically been looking at at this time," Layton said.
A video nearly 11 minutes long shows gunman opening fire from a pedestrian bridge. People can be heard screaming and police return fire, killing one of the men. Police then go onto the bridge to apprehend the men.
Hundreds of people had gathered for the celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was hosted by Chabad and was to mark the first day of the festival of lights. It is believed that those celebrating Hanukkah were specifically targeted.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said "An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian." The nation has very strict gun laws.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration. Antisemitism has no place in this world. Our prayers are with the victims of this horrific attack, the Jewish community, and the people of Australia."
