"Fifteen innocent people were killed when father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram, armed with what police described as "long guns", opened fire on more than 1,000 people attending a Jewish festival in the Archer Park area of the popular beach at 6.47pm local time on Sunday. New South Wales (NSW) Health said 24 people remained in hospital with three still in a critical condition."
"At a press conference on Tuesday, authorities gave an update on the parallel critical incident and counter-terror investigations into the attack. "Early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said. "These are the alleged actions of those who have aligned themselves with a terrorist organisation." NSW state police commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed that "a vehicle registered to the younger male contained IEDs (intermittent explosive devices) and two homemade IS flags"."
Fifteen people were killed when father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram opened fire on over 1,000 attendees at a Jewish festival at Archer Park beach on Sunday evening. New South Wales Health said 24 people remained in hospital, with three in critical condition. Sajid Akram, 50, was shot by police and died at the scene; Naveed, 24, woke from a coma and is expected to survive and face criminal charges. Authorities said early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State. Police found a vehicle registered to the younger man containing IEDs and homemade IS flags, and investigators are probing a recent trip the pair took to the Philippines and a gun licence issued in 2023.
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