Claim: A video shows Pakistanis celebrating the Bondi Beach shooting.
Fact: The clip is old and shows an event organised in October 2023 by the Imamia Students Organisation, a right-wing Shia student group.
On 15 December, an X user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing Pakistanis celebrating the Bondi Beach mass killing in Sydney, Australia. The post reads: “Celebrations are underway in Naveed Akram’s hometown in Pakistan.
What exactly is the reason behind these celebrations?”
Posts sharing the same footage also appeared here (archive) and here (archive).
Naveed Akram is one of the two suspects behind the Bondi Beach shooting. However, he is not Pakistani as the posts claim.
Soch Fact Check also debunked a claim framing an innocent Pakistani as the suspect.
Two gunmen opened fire at crowds celebrating the first day of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on 14 December. The attack, which was carried out at one of the most popular tourist destinations in Australia, killed 15 people. Among them was a child, while the age of victims ranged from 10 to 87 years old. At least 40 others were injured and hospitalised, with many in critical condition.
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