The two Bondi gunmen made a video in October about their plans for their alleged attack in which they sat in front of an image of an Islamic State flag and made statements condemning Zionists, a police fact sheet tendered to the NSW Local Court says.
There are four long-arm guns resting on a wood-panelled wall behind them.
Naveed and Sajid Akram allegedly training in Australia for the Bondi terror attack.
The men carrying items from their Campsie accommodation on the day of the alleged attack.
Details of the investigation against the accused Bondi terrorists can be revealed after the media advocated for the release of court documents, which allege the father and son trained in Australia for their attacks.
Naveed Akram, 24, did not appear in the Downing Centre Local Court on Monday. He is facing 15 counts of murder and 40 of attempted murder.
The police facts, released on Monday, also allege Naveed and his father Sajid Akram trained in Australia for the shooting, did a dry run two days before the deadly attack in which 15 people died, and threw home-made bombs at the Bondi crowd that did not explode.
One of the videos, taken of the men in October 2025 and found on the accused’s mobile phone, allegedly shows both gunmen in black T-shirts sitting in front of an image of an IS flag. The accused appears to recite a passage from the Koran in Arabic.
Pipe bombs in the back of the Akrams’ car in Bondi.
An improvised explosives device found in the boot of the Akram’s car.
When police raided the Campsie short-term rental in which the men prepared their alleged attack, they found two copies of the Koran – one with an earmarked page, the facts say. The other copy, which was highlighted, was found at Naveed’s Bonnyrigg home.
Another recording made around the same time and allegedly found on Naveed’s phone is of the accused man and his father “conducting firearms training in a countryside location, suspected to be in NSW”, the police facts said.
“The accused and his father are seen throughout the video firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner.”
The revelation raises more questions about what the father-and-son alleged terrorists were doing while holed up in a hotel in the Philippines for weeks.
The Akrams also allegedly conducted a “reconnaissance” run to Bondi Beach two days before carrying out Australia’s worst terror attack.
The silver car used by the father and son when they allegedly murdered 15 people at the iconic beach was captured on CCTV driving near Archer Park between 9.20pm and 10pm on December 12.
“The accused (Naveed) and his father, (Sajid Akram) are seen to exit the vehicle and walk along the footbridge,” a police fact sheet, released by the courts today, says.
Two days later, the fact sheet says, the pair returned to the same position and opened fire on Jewish families celebrating Chanukah by the Sea.
CCTV of Naveed and Sajid Akram on the footbridge near Archer Park.
“Police allege that this is evidence of reconnaissance and planning of a terrorist act.”
The police statement of facts also alleges the Akrams not only shot at, but threw bombs at, the crowd.
It says that when the Akrams arrived at Campbell Parade in Bondi they removed two ISIS flags from the vehicle and put them inside the front and rear windows. The IS flag is prohibited under the criminal code, the facts say.
They then took three guns, three pipe bombs and a tennis ball bomb out of the car and moved towards the bridge.
“Investigators believe the three pipe bombs and tennis ball bomb were thrown towards the crowd of people in Archer Park,” the facts say. The bombs did not detonate but were viable explosives, police allege.
A temporary order had been made last week to protect names of survivors of the horrific shooting on a Jewish Hanukkah festival last Sunday in the name of Islamic State.
Lawyers for the NSW Police Commissioner and Crown prosecutors did not oppose the application by the media companies – including this masthead – to lift the suppression order on Monday.
The media companies’ lawyers offered not to name surviving victims of the attack without their consent, so the full case against Akram could be revealed.
Authorities are investigating whether the pair were inspired by IS to carry out the attack as lone wolves, or whether they were actively supported.
Sajid was shot dead when police returned fire and Naveed was hit in the abdomen and barely survived.
Bondi Beach incident helplines:
- Bondi Beach Victim Services on 1800 411 822
- Bondi Beach Public Information & Enquiry Centre on 1800 227 228
- NSW Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511 or Lifeline on 13 11 14
- Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or chat online at kidshelpline.com.au
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