Police say one Bondi attacker was Indian citizen
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson, and at 16 Hours GMT on Tuesday 16th December, these are our main stories. It's emerged that the gunman who carried out the deadly Bondi beach attack in Australia spent most of last month in the Philippines. Days after capturing the Congolese city of Uvira, M23 rebels say they will withdraw. And the World Food Programme says 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute hunger. Also in this podcast, Ukraine's President Zelensky speaks to the Dutch parliament as peace talks on the war with Russia take place in Berlin. Russia behaves like a career criminal who's convinced he will never be caught. Tears, flowers and silent reflection on Bondi Beach and prayers.
Two days after the gun attack that killed 15 people at a Jewish Hanukkah party, more details have been emerging about the gunman. Australian police are investigating a trip taken by Sajid Akram and his son Navid to the Philippines before Sunday's deadly shooting. Authorities say homemade Islamic State Group flags and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, have been found in a vehicle used by the pair. Meanwhile, in Sydney, mourners have been coming to a vigil near the site of the attack to lay flowers and remember the victims. They include a 10-year-old girl and a Holocaust survivor. These people explained why they were there.
We pray that those who are in power do the appropriate things to ensure that justice is sought and that everyone is free in Australia to practice their religion and go about their life in a free way. There were significant people in our community who meant a lot and they were huge figures. There's no one in the community who isn't still stunned and I think the best thing The reaction that a lot of us have discussed today is that we are shocked but not entirely surprised.
The BBC's Katie Silver gave us this update from Bondi Beach.
You might be able to hear behind me at the moment, there is a group that are still here. They are engaged in singing. Earlier, they were praying together. It really is very powerful down here. It was only a short time ago we saw a 90-minute service was held in commemoration of those that lost their lives. We heard the people's names being said out loud. And when one of the names was said, Edith Brutman, we heard a wailing through the crowd. There's also a smoking ceremony, an indigenous smoking ceremony. We also heard as well from an Anglican pastor who all signs and symbols of the solidarity between the various religions here down in Bondi to support the Jewish community that has been absolutely rocked through this.
Now, we also have just recently had an update as well. We now understand there are 22 victims currently in hospital, nine in a critical condition. Here, as I say, it was only a couple of hours ago that we have seen the conclusion of the ceremony this evening and we are expecting people to continue to gather here. One of the major issues that they're looking at at the moment is that of their trip to the Philippines, the pair. The father and son duo, it's understood, went to the Philippines in early November.
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