Bondi Beach shooting suspects Sajid and Naveed Akram allegedly conducted tactical firearms training in the countryside before targeting a Hanukkah event, killing 15 in Australia’s deadliest attack in decades, prompting PM Albanese’s apology and reforms.
Bondi Beach shooting planning revealed
Bondi Beach shooting involved months of preparation, including countryside shotgun training, a nighttime beach recon, an ISIS-flag video rant against Zionists, and undetonated explosives thrown at crowds.
Political response and Jewish community apology
PM Anthony Albanese apologised to Jewish Australians, vowing hate preaching laws, while NSW Premier Chris Minns recalled parliament for firearm reforms capping guns at 4 per person (10 for farmers) and banning terrorist symbols like ISIS flags.
Gun buyback and protest curbs
Federal plans include the largest gun buyback since 1996 Port Arthur massacre amid 1.1M firearms in NSW, plus 3-month protest bans post-terror and hate speech curbs on phrases like “globalise the intifada.”
Sajid Akram (50, Indian national) died in shootout; son Naveed (24, Australian-born) jailed post-hospital.
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