Bondi gunmen threw homemade bombs before shooting and conducted training, police say

The father and son accused of killing 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration threw four homemade explosive devices at the Bondi beach crowd before their mass shooting, investigators alleged in court documents released Monday. Court documents released on Monday by police include a variety of images of Naveed Akram and father Sajid, such as the above CCTV footage of them carrying long and bulky items wrapped in blankets on the morning of the shooting.NSW Police While the pipe bombs did not detonate, both items were assessed as viable improvised explosive devices, police said.NSW Police A video recorded in late October 2025, depicts the Naveed and his father conducting firearms training in a countryside location, suspected to be in NSW.NSW Police Two home-made, painted IS flags were seized by police.NSW Police The two suspects, 24-year-old Naveed Akram and his 50-year-old father, Sajid, conducted training ahead of the attack and recorded a video stating their justification, Australian police said. The new allegations about the preparations for the massacre were made public Monday as Naveed Akram appeared in court via video from a Sydney hospital, having been charged with murder and terrorism. Authorities are probing whether the suspects, who they have said were inspired by the Islamic State terror group, received any external support. They are focusing on their travel in November to the southern Philippines, seen in the past as a hotspot for extremism. Australia's worst mass shooting in 30 years has triggered a wave of mourning and anger from the Jewish community, much of which feels its warnings about rising antisemitism were ignored. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologized Monday after being booed several times while attending a vigil for the victims. "I feel the weight of responsibility for an atrocity that happened whilst I’m prime minister," he said . The police statement of facts outlines a sequence of events - much of it previously unreported - on how the father and son allegedly unleashed their attack. The gunmen embarked on their shooting spree after throwing three pipe bombs and one "tennis ball bomb" that failed to detonate, from a footbridge overlooking the mostly Jewish crowd gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah on Dec. 14, New South Wales police said. “Preliminary analysis indicates the pipe bombs were made of sealed aluminum piping containing explosive, black powder, and steel ball bearings,” police said in the document, describing them as "viable" nonetheless. The suspects trained in a countryside location - suspected to be in New South Wales - in late October, police said, citing a video found in the younger suspect's phone that showed them firing shotguns and “moving in a tactical manner.” The court document included pictures apparently from the video, showing the suspects wearing black t-shirts and pants while firing the shotguns in a green field. Police said they also found a video recorded in late October, which showed the suspects sitting in front of an image of an ISIS flag as they "make a number of statements regarding their...

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