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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Naveed Akram had come to the attention of domestic spy agency ASIO in October 2019.

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00:00Distressed neighbours of the Bondi attack perpetrators are coming to grips with the
00:04family's heinous actions as police comb through their lives. Fifteen innocent people were killed
00:10by 24-year-old Naveed Akram and his 50-year-old father, Sajid Akram, who used long-range firearms
00:17to shoot Jewish festival-goers at a Hanukkah event in Bondi on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
00:24New South Wales Police launched Operation Shelter to maintain high visibility security
00:30around Jewish hotspots in Sydney, especially for the remainder of the Hanukkah season.
00:35We need to send a clear message to the people of this state and those in the affected community
00:41that have seen so much violence and damage that New South Wales Police are there to protect
00:46them, to keep them safe and that they've got every right to celebrate their faith and enjoy
00:52this festive period, free from the profound worry and sadness associated with this horrible
00:58violence.
00:59Meanwhile, police continue to search the properties associated with Naveed and Sajid Akram.
01:05It has been reported that Sajid was a licensed gun owner with up to six firearms in his possession.
01:11Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the younger man had come to the attention of ACO
01:15in October 2019, but was deemed not to be a threat.
01:21An Airbnb property in Campsie, New South Wales, as well as the family home in Bonnyrig, were
01:27searched by police in the wake of the attack.
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