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New Bondi Attack: Video of Gunmen in Front of ISIS Flag and Training in Australia

December 22, 2025 alarabiya.net
New Bondi Attack: Video of Gunmen in Front of ISIS Flag and Training in Australia

Australian police reveal details of the Bondi attack and suspects' training in the countryside.

SUMMARY

Australian police reveal that the suspects in the Bondi attack trained in rural Australia and recorded a video justifying the attack in front of an ISIS flag, with terrorism charges filed against the son.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The suspects trained for the attack in rural Australia before carrying it out.
  • Sajid and Navid Akram recorded a video justifying the attack in front of an ISIS flag.
  • Police killed the father and wounded the son, who faces murder and terrorism charges.
  • The suspects threw explosive devices at Jewish events but they did not detonate.

CORE SUBJECT

Details of the Bondi terrorist attack and suspects' training

Australian police reported 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 stated that Sajid and Navid Akram, father and son, conducted a reconnaissance trip to Bondi Beach just days before carrying out their attack. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Monday, citing police documents, the suspected gunman accused of killing 15 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney underwent "firearms training" in a New South Wales area outside Sydney with his father and recorded a video explaining their "justification" for the attack. Australian police said the two men recorded the video in which they condemned "Zionists" before carrying out their attack, according to court documents. A video found on one of the suspects' phones showed the two men sitting in front of an ISIS flag discussing their "motives behind the Bondi attack," according to the documents. The police statement of facts was revealed after Navid Akram appeared via video in court on Monday from a hospital in Sydney. The statement alleges that the 24-year-old and his 50-year-old father, Sajid Akram, threw four improvised explosive devices toward a crowd participating in Jewish events at Bondi Beach on December 14, but they did not explode, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The media unit at the New South Wales court was not immediately able to provide a copy of the statement. Police shot and killed the father at the scene and wounded the son. Last week, the son was charged with 59 offenses, including 15 counts of murder and one count related to committing a "terrorist act." Australian police announced in a statement that on Monday the suspected Bondi shooter was transferred from the hospital to prison. Navid Akram, 24, was receiving treatment in the hospital under police guard.

KEYWORDS

Bondi attack Australian police ISIS armed training terrorism charge

MENTIONED ENTITIES 6

Sajid Akram

👤 Person_Male

Father accused in the Bondi attack

Navid Akram

👤 Person_Male

Son accused in the Bondi attack

Australian Police

🏛️ Organization

Security agency investigating the attack

ISIS

🏛️ Organization

Terrorist organization whose flag appeared in suspects' video

Bondi Beach

📍 Location_City

Attack location in Sydney, Australia

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

🏛️ Organization

Media source that reported the documents