"Key points: The two gunmen who carried out the Bondi beach shooting threw explosive devices into the crowd, police say The four devices failed to go off but were 'viable' The son, Naveed A., trained with his father in rural Australia, police say Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized to Australia's Jewish community The terror attack targeted Jewish people celebrating a Hanukkah event, killing 15"
"The surviving suspect, Naveed A., conducted "firearms training" in rural Australia with his father, according to reports by Australian media citing police documents released by a Sydney court on Monday. Police found a "a number of relevant videos" on Naveed A.'s cell phone, which show the pair allegedly "adhered to a religiously motivated violent extremism ideology." In one video, the two sit in front of an Islamic State flag, with four rifles and ammunition next to them."
Two gunmen attacked Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah event, killing 15 people. The attackers threw four improvised explosive devices into the crowd; the devices failed to detonate but were assessed as viable. The surviving suspect, Naveed A., trained with his father in rural Australia. Police found videos on Naveed A.'s phone showing the pair in front of an Islamic State flag and adhering to violent extremist ideology; the son is seen reciting a passage from the Koran and making statements about motivation for the Bondi attack. The father, Sajid A., 50, was shot dead by police. Naveed A. faces 59 charges including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act. Prime Minister Albanese apologized to Australia's Jewish community.
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