Joe Yates
Warning: This article contains graphic images and video which some readers may find distressing.
Shocking new images have emerged showing the planning behind the abhorrent Bondi Beach attack that left 15 people dead.
Australian police allege that 24-year-old Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid Akram, spent weeks 'conducting firearms training in a countryside location, suspected to be NSW (New South Wales)' before targeting a Hanukkah event at the famous beach in Sydney, last Sunday (December 14).
The massacre claimed 10-year-old Matilda's life - a schoolgirl who moved from Ukraine with her family for 'a good life', with 14 others dying - including an 87-year-old, while 40 more were injured.
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Sajid, who was 50, was gunned down by police at the scene, while Naveed was also struck but survived his wounds in hospital - where he was treated before being moved to prison.
Now, images and videos have been released after a court lifted a suppression order.
According to a police fact sheet seen by Sky News, the footage shows the father and son practicing with shotguns in a rural location in New South Wales in late October.
Police write: "The accused and his father are seen throughout the video firing shotguns and moving in a tactical manner."
On the day of the attack, investigators say the pair tried to throw homemade bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at the crowd - but thankfully, none of them went off.
Authorities claim a silver Hyundai parked nearby contained three pipe bombs, a tennis ball bomb, a large IED, several firearms, including a Beretta rifle and two single-barrel shotguns, and two Islamic State flags displayed in the windows.
A phone recovered from the vehicle reportedly contained videos of the training sessions.
Meanwhile, another clip allegedly shows the men seated in front of an Islamic State flag with weapons visible behind them, where they 'appear to summarise their justification for the Bondi terrorist attack'.
CCTV footage reportedly shows the Hyundai arriving at Bondi two days before the attack, suggesting the pair were scouting the area. On the day itself, they were filmed leaving a rental property carrying bulky, blanket-wrapped items believed to be weapons and explosives.
Police later found ammunition, bomb-making materials, firearm components, and religious texts in the room.
Naveed’s mother told police she thought her son and husband were on a fishing trip at the time.
In response to the attack, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has promised to introduce the toughest gun laws in the country.
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