Bondi terror attack updates: Indian police say gunman Sajid Akram was from Hyderabad and family had ‘no knowledge’ of his radicalisation

The older of the alleged Bondi gunmen left India in 1998, police said, and only returned six times. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSajid Akram, the alleged gunman shot dead by police during Sunday’s attack on Bondi beach, was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and his family did not know about his “radical mindset”, Indian police said overnight, as reported by Reuters news wire.In a statement providing more details about the man alleged to have carried out the attack with his son, police in the southern Indian state of Telangana said Sajid Akram, 50, had got a degree in commerce in Hyderabad, the large and bustling tech and pharma hub that is the state capital. Continue reading…