BOMBS AND ISIS FLAGS FOUND IN BONDI ATTACKERS' CAR: POLICE REVEAL MASSACRE WAS PLANNED TO BE WORSE
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has confirmed chilling new details from the Bondi Beach terror investigation.
The vehicle registered to surviving gunman Naveed Akram contained improvised explosive devices and two homemade Islamic State flags.
The IEDs were not detonated, but their presence indicates the attackers intended to escalate violence beyond the shooting.
15 people were killed in the Hanukkah attack. Authorities have formally declared it an act of terrorism.
Naveed Akram had been assessed years earlier over potential extremist ties but was not under active investigation at the time of the attack.
Both attackers obtained their firearms legally, raising serious questions about monitoring and enforcement despite Australia's strict gun laws.
Sajid Akram, the father, was shot dead by police at the scene after bystanders helped disarm him.
His son Naveed survived and is in custody.
The pair traveled to Davao in the southern Philippines for nearly a month before the attack.
That trip is now under intense scrutiny as investigators assess possible radicalization or external influence.
Police raids are continuing.
Community vigils are growing.
Security agencies are revisiting prior intelligence.
Commissioner Lanyon: The focus is now on closing gaps, disrupting radical networks, and ensuring an attack of this scale is never repeated.
Source: Sky News
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