Australian police have found that two suspected terrorists were practicing shooting in rural New South Wales, according to newly released court documents. Footage from the investigation shows the two men firing their guns and moving in a manner that authorities describe as "tactical."
Father Sajid Akram and son Naveed Akram are also believed to have made a nighttime reconnaissance trip to Bondi Beach just a few days before the shooting.
In October, they recorded a video, sitting in front of an ISIS flag, in which they incited against "Zionists" and explained their motives for the attack, police say.
They are also said to have thrown four homemade bombs during the attack. They are said to have thrown the bombs at a group of people when they arrived at the scene. The explosives never detonated, but police have assessed them as live.
At the same time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is promising tough new laws to criminalize hate speech.
"We will not let ISIS terrorists win. We will not let them divide our society and we will get through this together," he told a gathering of reporters.
"As Prime Minister, I feel the weight of responsibility for an atrocity that occurred while I was Prime Minister, and I regret what the Jewish community and our nation as a whole have suffered."
15 people were killed in the terrorist attack, which targeted a Hanukkah celebration, and around 40 were injured.
Sajid Akram was killed at the scene, but Naveed Akram was treated in hospital. However, he was able to leave the hospital and is still being held in custody.
