Verena, the mother of Naveed Akram, a suspect in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting in Sydney, was shocked to hear of her son's involvement in the shooting, saying he was a "good boy" and the type of son every mother would want.

The 25-year-old accused of Australia’s deadliest terror attack regained consciousness only to find detectives waiting to arrest him at his bedside.

SYDNEY: A former colleague of one of the Bondi Beach attackers told a foreign media outlet that Naveed Akram’s background is Indian. In an interview with A Current Affair, former co-worker Lachie said he immediately identified Akram when he saw his photograph online.

The two gunmen responsible for the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted Sydney’s Jewish community have been identified as a father and son, Naveed and Sajid Akram. The attack left 16 people dead, including a child,

The Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) — the country’s FBI — previously investigated Akram in 2019 for possible terror ties.

At least one of the gunmen who killed 15 people in Sunday's Bondi Beach terrorist attack was known to authorities as a follower of a notorious Sydney pro-Islamic State cleric, the ABC can reveal.

Australian authorities have identified the two gunmen who unleashed a deadly shooting attack on a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as a father and son who are Pakistani nationals. Sajid Akram, 50, was killed on the scene. His son Naveed Akram, 24, was shot and is hospitalized in critical condition.

The alleged gunman in the horror Bondi Beach terror attack that claimed the lives of 15 people and injured dozens more has emerged from a coma. Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid Akram, 50, allegedly opened fire on people gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event, marking the first night of Hanukkah, at Bondi about 6.40pm on Sunday.

Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, carried out the attack during a public Hanukkah celebration. Fifteen members of the public were killed, along with Naveed Akram. Investigators in Australia have said the pair were inspired by ISIS ideology.

A Pakistani-origin man living in Sydney put out of video seeking help to stop the misinformation on social media where his photo was used as that of shooter Naveed Akram, as both of them have the same name.