Sydney mourns 15 killed in Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years

16/12/2025 7:27

Dozens of people lined up

early on Tuesday at Sydney's Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the

15 victims and those wounded in Sunday's Hannukah festival

shootings, Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years.



The death toll stands at 16 including one of the gunmen,

aged 50, who was shot by police on Sunday. The man's 24-year-old

son was in critical condition in hospital, police said on

Monday.

The pair fired upon hundreds of people at a Jewish Hannukah

festival being held at Bondi Beach, forcing people to flee and

take shelter amid the carnage.



Police have not released the suspects' names but national

broadcaster ABC and other media have identified them as Sajid

Akram and his son Naveed Akram.

Australia's gun laws, considered among the toughest in the

world, are now being examined by the federal government, after

it was revealed that Sajid Akram had six registered weapons.