Australian authorities say the suspects in the Bondi Beach shooting filmed a video manifesto riddled with anti-Semitism and Islamic State leanings.
Investigators say the father-son pair accused of carrying out the attack, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Naveed Akram, may have been planning it for several months. Only the son survived the attack and he is now charged with murder and terrorism.
Police referred to a video found on the son’s phone that depicts the couple’s “political and religious views and appears to summarize their justification for the terrorist attack on Bondi.”
The men are seen in the video “condemning the actions of the Zionists” while also “espousing a religiously motivated ideology associated with the Islamic State,” police said.
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A split image shows an ISIS flag being held by masked men, left, and a police-secured crime scene on Bondi Beach in Australia after a shooting. (Tauseef Mustafa/David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
“There are indications that the suspect and his father have meticulously planned this terrorist attack for months,” police allege.
Some of the footage, shot in October, shows the pair firing shotguns in the woods and “moving in a tactical manner.”
The two threw four improvised explosive devices at a crowd, but the devices did not detonate, authorities said.
The attack has put a spotlight on rising anti-Semitism in Australia and what Jewish leaders say was the government’s refusal to act against it.
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Naveed Akram, the suspect in the shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, conducted firearms training at a location believed to be in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released on December 22, 2025. (NSW Police/Handout via REUTERS)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese was greeted with boos while attending a vigil in honor of the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday.
An estimated 10,000 mourners, including Albanian and several Australian politicians and members of the Jewish community, gathered on Bondi Beach to remember the victims. David Ossip, chairman of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, made a comment about the presence of Albanians in the crowd to a chorus of boos.
Meanwhile, the crowd cheered at the mention of opposition leader Sussan Ley. Ley has said that a coalition government under her leadership would reverse a decision by the Albanian government to recognize a Palestinian state.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C), his wife Jodie Haydon (2nd from left), Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles (2nd from right) and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke (R) arrive for a memorial service for the victims of the mass shooting that took place last week at Bondi Beach on December 21, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Izhar Khan/Getty Images)
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The December 14 attack killed 15 people and hospitalized dozens of others. The father was killed in the attack, while the son was seriously injured. He woke up from a coma last week and is now facing charges.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
