A former colleague of one of the Bondi Beach attackers told a foreign media outlet that Naveed Akram’s background is Indian.
In a discussion about Akram’s personal life, the former colleague said: “Yeah, like his background is Indian and Italian… his mom’s Italian, his dad’s Indian.”
A father and son duo opened fire on a Jewish festival at Australia’s best-known beach on Sunday evening, killing 15 people, including a child, and wounding 42 more.
Authorities have condemned the attack as an act of terrorism, though they have not named the two shooters — one killed at the scene, and the other now in hospital.
However, Australian public broadcaster ABC said the alleged assailant was Naveed Akram from the western Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg, quoting an anonymous official, and other local media reported that police had raided his home.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
