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Australia: Police Confirm Bondi Shooters Trained for Attack in Rural Area

December 22, 2025 France 24
Australia: Police Confirm Bondi Shooters Trained for Attack in Rural Area

Australian police confirm Bondi shooters trained for the attack in rural Australia.

SUMMARY

Australian police confirm that the two men accused of the Bondi shooting trained for the attack in the countryside, conducted a reconnaissance trip before the attack, and recorded a video condemning the "Zionists" in front of the Islamic State flag.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The two accused men trained for the attack in rural Australia
  • Father and son conducted a reconnaissance trip to Bondi Beach before the attack
  • They recorded a video condemning the "Zionists" before carrying out the attack
  • A video shows them in front of the Islamic State flag reciting Quranic verses

CORE SUBJECT

Training and execution of Bondi shooting attack

Australian police stated that the two men accused of carrying out the deadly shooting last week at Bondi Beach trained for the attack in rural Australia, according to case documents.

The documents also mentioned that Sajid and Navid Akram, the father and son, conducted a reconnaissance trip to Bondi Beach just days before carrying out their attack.

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The same source revealed that the two men accused of the shooting recorded a video condemning the "Zionists" before executing the attack.

A video found on one of the suspects' phones showed the two men sitting in front of the Islamic State flag, reciting verses from the Quran and then discussing their "motives behind the Bondi attack," according to the documents.

KEYWORDS

Australia police shooting Bondi attack Islamic State Zionists case documents

MENTIONED ENTITIES 4

Sajid Akram

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One of the suspects in the Bondi shooting

Navid Akram

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One of the suspects in the Bondi shooting and son of Sajid Akram

Australian Police

🏛️ Organization

Security authority that confirmed the suspects' training

Islamic State

🏛️ Organization

Terrorist organization whose flag appeared in the suspects' video