SYDNEY: Australian police said on Monday (Dec 15) that the alleged offenders behind the attack at Sydney’s Bondi beach are a father and son duo, and that they were not looking for a third offender.
Police said during a media briefing that investigations showed only two offenders were responsible for the attack at a Jewish holiday celebration that killed 16 people and injured 40.
One of the gunmen suspected of shooting and killing 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach has been named in local media as a man from the city’s southeast.
The alleged assailant was 24-year-old Naveed Akram from the Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg, Australian public broadcaster ABC said, quoting an official speaking on condition of anonymity.
Police have raided the man’s home, the broadcaster and other local media reported.
“The 50-year-old is deceased. The 24-year-old is currently in hospital,” New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon told a news conference. “I can say that we are not looking for a further offender,” he said.
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