"Yes. So we understand it was a father and son duo that performed at the two gunmen. It's now 36 hours since it occurred Sunday evening local time in Australia. So a father and son duo, Sajid Akram and Naveed. Now, we understand that the father, who's 50 years old and came to Australia on a student visa, had six firearm licenses and that they used, it appears, those six firearms as part of the attack."
"We can see in the video, primarily, them using a shotgun and a hunting rifle. So, as I say, he came on a student visa. He was then shot dead by the authorities. He wasn't known to police, but his 24-year-old son, Naveed, who was born in Australia - we found out he was investigated in 2019 over fears of radicalization. And we have since seen a video emerge of him pledging allegiance to ISIS, as I say, way back, six years ago."
"Now, he was investigated at the time, and it was ruled by Australia's security services that he wasn't seen as a credible threat. And that now is something that authorities are trying to work out how this happened, and they've been heavily criticized for this. I've also heard that they found two ISIS flags in the car. CHANG: Just to remind everyone, this happened during a celebration marking the first night of Hanukkah. What are you hearing from members of the Jewish community there?"
A mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach killed at least 15 people and hospitalized at least 42. The suspected attackers were a father and son, Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram. The father, 50, had six firearm licenses, reportedly used multiple weapons including a shotgun and a hunting rifle, and was shot dead by authorities. The son, 24, born in Australia, was investigated in 2019 over radicalization concerns and a six-year-old video surfaced of him pledging allegiance to ISIS. Two ISIS flags were reportedly found in the car. Authorities face criticism over prior assessments and ongoing investigations into motives.
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