One of the two gunmen involved in the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia was already recorded in police databases. Meanwhile, a good Samaritan who successfully disarmed the assailant was shot and injured but is not in life-threatening condition. Tags: [Bondi Beach shooting, gunmen, police records, good Samaritan, injury]
Nattaphan Trimek, a correspondent based in Australia, reported that the shooting occurred around 18:45 local time on Sunday, 14 Dec 2025 GMT+7, resulting in 11 innocent people dead and 29 injured, including two police officers. Of the two suspects, one was fatally shot by police, while the other is critically wounded and in critical condition. Tags: [shooting, Bondi Beach, casualties, police officers, suspects]
Reports classify the incident as an act of terrorism, indicating the target was the Jewish community celebrating the Hanukkah festival. One of the gunmen was in police records but was not considered an immediate threat. Tags: [terrorism, Jewish community, Hanukkah, gunman, police records]
This event is one of the deadliest mass shootings in Australia. Authorities are investigating the motives and networks connected to the perpetrators. Tags: [mass shooting, Australia, investigation, motives, perpetrators]
The gunman critically injured has been identified as 24-year-old Naveed Akram. He was confirmed as one of the two who opened fire at the Hanukkah festival crowd on Bondi Beach. Tags: [Naveed Akram, gunman, Bondi Beach, Hanukkah shooting]
Additional reports from The Jerusalem Post state that Akram may be of Pakistani descent. Social media data indicates he studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney and at Hamdard University in Islamabad, Pakistan. Tags: [Naveed Akram, background, education, Pakistan, social media]
Police also discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) in a vehicle linked to the incident, which was safely defused by the bomb disposal team. Authorities are investigating whether a third attacker was involved. Tags: [IED, vehicle, bomb disposal, investigation, third suspect]
Meanwhile, reports say a man who disarmed one of the assailants—an act captured in a viral video—was shot and injured but is not in a life-threatening condition. Tags: [good Samaritan, disarming, viral video, injury]
This man has been identified as 43-year-old Ahmed Al Ahmed, married with two children, and owner of a fruit shop in Sutherland near the scene. Though inexperienced with guns, he witnessed the attack and decided to intervene. Tags: [Ahmed Al Ahmed, good Samaritan, Sutherland, intervention]
Police confirmed that Ahmed was shot twice in the arm and was hospitalized. His condition is now stable and safe. Tags: [Ahmed Al Ahmed, injury, hospital, condition stable]
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