What we know about the Bondi gunmen
Australian police are investigating a trip taken to the Philippines
by two alleged gunmen the month before 15 people were killed
in a shooting attack on a Jewish festival at SydneyÕs Bondi Beach

Alleged gunmen (above) identified
as Sajid Akram, 50, and his son
Naveed Akram, 24

Father held permanent residency
in Australia after arriving on student
visa in 1998. Son is Australian-born
citizen

Investigators from AustraliaÕs
Joint Counter Terrorism Team
(JCTT) believe both attackers
pledged allegiance to so-called
Islamic State (IS) group

2019: Australian Security
Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
takes interest in Naveed Akram
after police foil plans for IS attack,
but he is assessed as posing no
ongoing threat

Naveed Akram
said to have close
ties to Isaac
el-Matari (right) Ð
arrested in 2019
and later jailed
in Australia for
terrorist offences

2023: Sajid Akram receives gun
licence for ÒrecreationalÓ usage

Licence allows him to buy
multiple rifles and shotguns Ð
he legally owned six registered
firearms

Nov 1-28, 2025: Father and son
travel to southern Philippines Ð where
islamist militants have been known
to operate Ð to undergo military
training, security sources say

Dec 14, 2025: Two gunmen open
fire on hundreds of people marking
Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach,
killing 15 people and leaving 27
in hospital with injuries

Sajid Akram is shot dead by
police. Naveed Akram is in critical
condition in hospital after also
being shot

Following attack, police find
improvised explosive devices (IEDs
and two IS flags in gunmenÕs car,
parked near scene of shooting

AUSTRALIA
Sydney

SYDNEY
Bondi
Beach
Bonnyrigg
ShooterÕs
home
Campsie
Airbnb used
by shooters
before attack
10km
6 miles

Sources: ABC News, BBC, Reuters
Pictures: Facebook, ABC News
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