ALBAWABA - After viral chaos on social media regarding the identity of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, his neighbors finally resolved the mystery.
The Australian police said on Sunday that a shooting attack took place in Sydney's Bondi Beach targeting a Hanukkah festival. At least 16 people were killed, including one of the gunmen, and 42 others were injured.
A celebration was held at Australia's Bondi Beach when two gunmen opened fire at the crowd at 6.47 p.m. local time, the police said. A father and his son were identified as the terrorist attackers.
Not Pakistani: Neighbors confirm the nationality of Naveed Akram
According to the Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, Naveed Akram is an Australian-born citizen, while his father arrived in 1998 on a student visa, transferred in 2001 to a partner visa, and, after trips overseas, had been on resident return visas multiple times.
In a television interview, the neighbors of Naveed Akram revealed the origins of the attacker, denying the social media allegations that he is Pakistani.
His neighbors confirmed that Akram's father is originally from India and that his mother is Italian.
