Police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects 'acted alone'Listen to this articlePolice officers patrol near beachgoers on Christmas Day at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Authorities say the father and son alleged to have killed 15 people acted aloneSYDNEY - A father and son accused of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach "acted alone" and were not part of a wider terrorist cell, police said on Tuesday. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly killed 15 people in an ISIS-inspired attack targeting a Jewish festival on December 14. "These individuals are alleged to have acted alone," she told reporters. It is the largest gun buyback since 1996, when Australia tightened firearms laws in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 35 people at Port Arthur.

Source: Bangkok Post December 30, 2025 12:37 UTC