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The alleged gunmen behind the Bondi beach terror attack are a father and son suspected of using legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre, according to police.
Naveed Akram, 24, was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries. His 50-year-old father, who the Sydney Morning Herald first reported to be Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police.
The pair allegedly killed 15 people, while dozens more were injured in the shootings that took place on Sunday during a gathering to celebrate the first night of Hanukah.
Were either known to the authorities? Naveed Akram was examined by security agencies in October 2019 because of his alleged associations with others, said the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. He said the alleged shooters were not thought to be “part of a wider [terrorist] cell”.
Are gun laws being discussed? Yes, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, said there would “almost certainly” be changes to gun laws, and police were investigating whether there had been a failure of their systems in relation to how licensed weapons could have been used in a terror attack.
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