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Australian PM says Bondi gunmen driven by extremism

SYDNEY - Two gunmen who killed 15 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday have been named in local media as Sajid Akram,...

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50, and his son Naveed, 24. Police earlier confirmed the gunmen were father and son. The older man died at the scene; his son - pictured during the attacks - is in a critical condition. The shootings targeted Jewish people attending a Hanukkah event - the victims include a 10-year-old girl, a British-born rabbi, a retired police officer, and a Holocaust survivor. Here's what we know about them so far. The father of bystander Ahmed al Ahmed, who was filmed wrestling a gun off an attacker, tells the BBC he was driven by "conscience and humanity". The gunmen had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, while IS flags were reportedly found in their car - here's everything we know about them. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the attackers were not part of a terror cell, but "clearly, they were motivated by this extremist ideology". One woman who was on the beach tells the BBC she acted as a human shield for her baby: "I kept thinking, if the bullet will come, at least it will come onto me". (BBC)

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