Bondi Beach, Naveed Akram
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On this episode of South, India Today’s Nagarjun Dwarakanath tracks the Hyderabad connection to the Sydney Bondi Beach shooting. The Telangana Police have confirmed that the attacker, Sajid Akram, hailed from Tolichowki.
A suspected gunman in the terror attack on Sydney’s Bondi Beach was charged with 59 offenses, including 15 charges of murder, on Wednesday.
One of the men allegedly involved in Sunday's terrorist attack at the famous Bondi Beach in Australia has been tentatively identified by investigators as Naveed Akram.
Sajid Akram, originally from Hyderabad, India, was a suspect in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Australia. He migrated to Australia in 1998 and was radicalized with his son, Naveed. The investigation examines their ties to jihadist networks and their travel to the Philippines for military training.
Sajid Akram was shot dead at the scene, while Naveed was arrested and remains under police guard in hospital with serious injuries.