Bondi terror attack updates: Indian police say gunman Sajid Akram was from Hyderabad and family had ‘no knowledge’ of his radicalisation
The older of the alleged Bondi gunmen left India in 1998, police said, and only returned six times. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe statement from Telangana police said Akram’s family seemed unaware of his “radicalisation” and it...
<p>The older of the alleged Bondi gunmen left India in 1998, police said, and only returned six times. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The statement from Telangana police said Akram’s family seemed unaware of his “radicalisation” and it appeared unconnected with India, where police had no “adverse record” of him before he left in 1998, Reuters reports.</p><p>“The family members have expressed no knowledge of his radical mindset or activities, nor of the circumstances that led to his radicalisation,” the statement said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/17/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-victims-terror-attack-jewish-festival-al-ahmed-sajid-naveed-akram-shooters-india-radicalisation-gun-control-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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