Australian police have identified one of the gunmen who opened fire on people in Australia on Sunday (14th December) at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The shooter, identified as Naveed Akram, 24, of Bonnyrigg, Sydney’s south-west, was confirmed by a senior law enforcement official. He is likely to be of Pakistani origin, but it is yet to be confirmed by the authorities.
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ABC News confirms that one of the terrorist’s name is Naveed Akram.
10 people were killed in today’s terrorist attack against a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. Mass-immigration to the West vastly increases the risk of Islamist terrorist attack in West. pic.twitter.com/R8CbqHQ3Yy
Akram’s driver’s license was found at the scene, based on which he was identified. The licence mentioned his address as Bonnyrigg. As per his Facebook account, Akram studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney and Hamdard University in Islamabad. He also studied at Al Murad Institute in Sydney.
The police stated that during the operation, Akram was shot and arrested, he is in police custody, currently receiving treatment from emergency medical services.
The police have already begun to search his Bonnyrigg home in relation to the ongoing inquiry. According to officials, the property has been in possession of Akram’s family for about a year.
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Bondi Beach massacre alleged shooter identified as 25-year-old Naveed Akram — ABC News
Information on co-assailants remains unknown pic.twitter.com/cB6sqe9nBO
Since the attack, several claims have taken over social media, including posts asserting that Akram is Pakistani and images showing him wearing a Pakistani cricket jersey. It is also being claimed that he is wearing a Pakistan cricket jersey in his driving licence photo.
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The Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram was wearing a Pakistan cricket jersey on his driving licence picturepic.twitter.com/nJsXTmuLEz
Additional pics of the attacker.
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Naveed Akram from Lahore.
Living in New South Wales – Australia. https://t.co/IAYxUjiLNR pic.twitter.com/LfAFVrJADv
The second gunman has been shot dead at the scene, police have confirmed.
Deadly attack during Jewish festival
The shooting has left at least 11 people dead, including children, and more than 25 others injured, making it one of the deadliest attacks in recent Australian history. Among those killed was Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad emissary who was attending the event.
The Jewish community leaders confirmed that the shooting occurred during a gathering to commemorate Hanukkah, a Jewish festival which witnessed the lighting of the Menorah candles at sundown. Alex Ryvchin, the co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, told Sky News that the event was meant to be filled with happiness. “This was the Jewish community coming together to celebrate a happy occasion,” he said. “If this were a deliberate attack, it’s beyond anything we could have imagined.” He also confirmed that his media adviser was injured in the attack.
A bomb was also recovered from a car at the site.
