#Australia: Death toll in the #BondiBeachshooting in #Sydney during #Hanukkah has risen to 15. Deceased includes 10-Years-Old girl also.
#Australia: Death toll in the #BondiBeachshooting in #Sydney during #Hanukkah has risen to 15. Deceased includes 10-Years-Old girl also.
Police have designated it a terrorism incident. Forty-two people were injured, including two officers.
The two gunmen were father and son, police say. The 50-year-old man also died at the scene while the 24-year-old remains in hospital in critical condition. The 50-year-old was a gun club member and held a licence for long arms, police said.
One of them is Pakistani citizen police confirmed this morning to media. The 24-year-old alleged assailant was identified as Naveed Akram, a Pakistani national, according to U.S. intelligence officials briefed on the investigation.
Who Is Naveed Akram?
Naveed Akram, 24, is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, and was a student at Sydney's al-Murad Institute, social media reports indicate.
He is seen wearing a Pakistan cricket jersey in a license photo circulating online.
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