On December 22, Australian police said many homemade bombs were thrown into crowds at Bondi Beach before the mass shooting, but the devices did not explode, according to court documents released.
The attack occurred during the Hanukkah festival of the jewish community in Bondi on December 14, killing 15 people and injuring dozens, shocking the country and sparking calls to tighten gun laws as well as fight against jewish cards.
According to the police, one of the suspects, Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead at the scene and had six guns. Sajid Akram's son, Naveed Akram, 24, was charged with 59 counts, including murder and terrorism. Police documents say the father and son had planned the attack for months and conducted a reconnaissance at Bondi Coastal Park two days before the incident.
Images in the records show the two suspects reportedly practicing gun use in a remote rural area of New South Wales. The police also recorded a video filmed in October on a suspect's phone, in which they sat in front of an image of the flag of the Islamic State organization and spoke in English about the attack's motives, while condemning the actions of the Zionists.
At around 2am the day of the incident, a security camera recorded two people carrying long, bulky objects covered in blankets from a short-term rental house in the suburbs of Campsie getting into the car. At around 5pm, they drove to Bondi. Police believe the items included two single-stroke shotgun guns, a Beretta rifle, three pipe bombs, a bomb hidden in tennis balls and a large homemade explosive device.
The suspects were accused of throwing pipe bombs and tennis balls at the crowd before firing, but the devices did not detonate. Searching the house in Campsie, the police also discovered 3D printing parts used for guns, bomb-making equipment and Korean currency copies.
After the incident, the New South Wales parliament was summoned to consider a new bill to severely limit gun ownership, ban the display of terrorist symbols and tighten gatherings. Governor Chris Minns said the measures were necessary to ensure public safety.
