Just weeks after the deadly Bondi terrorist attack in Australia, a man threw a “homemade nail bomb” into a crowd of protesters.
A man threw a “very rudimentary device” into the crowd of about 2500 protesters gathered in Perth’s city centre for an “Invasion Day” protest.
The balcony shows a man hurling something. Credit: WA Police
Scary footage shows a man wearing a black butterfly T-shirt and face mask preparing to throw something from the balcony of a first-floor shopping plaza.
Security footage shows him launching a coffee cup-shaped “bomb” into the crowd of protesters below.
He then runs towards the balcony before disappearing around a corner.
Police Commissioner Colonel Blanch said that officers present at the plaza to monitor the protest immediately dispersed the crowd over fears of another mass casualty.
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Australians are on high alert after two gunmen attacked Sydney’s Bondi Beach a few weeks ago and shot dead 15 innocent people.
Commissioner Bloch said that the “fragmented bomb” contained “ball bearings, screws, and those objects were wrapped around a liquid unknown at this stage in a glass container”.
“It had the potential to explode and injure or kill many people.”
Police believe the man attempted to light the device using a wick or a similar method, but it failed to detonate.
“We’re very close to potentially having mass casualties,” Blanch said.
The footage later shows police handcuffing the man.
A 31-year-old man from Warwick, in the northern suburb of Perth, has been charged with unlawful acts with intent to cause harm and making or possessing explosives in suspicious circumstances.
Commissioner Blanch said further charges could be laid based on what forensic officers found in a search of his home and electronic devices.
“We are in the process of deconstructing the device, downloading his electronic devices, perhaps interviewing him on multiple occasions, so there may be further charges,” the commissioner said.
He was refused bail and is due to appear before Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 27 January 2026.
Australians are still in mourning after 15 innocent people lost their lives when a father-son duo opened fire on the crowd during the Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach on December 14.
At least 40 other people – including more children – were injured. attack.
24-year-old Naved and his 50-year-old father Sajid are suspected of carrying out the terrorist attack.
Sajid was shot dead as he lay on a footbridge with his son, marking the deadliest mass shooting in Australia in 30 years.
26 January is an annual nationwide bank holiday in Australia, held to celebrate Australia Day – the country’s national day.
This date marks the moment in 1788 when the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove and the British flag was raised over the Colony of New South Wales.
Australia Day first became a national public holiday in 1994.
“Invasion Day” is a term used by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as their supporters, to describe January 26, which marks the beginning of British colonisation that led to land dispossession, violence, the arrival of disease, and ongoing impacts on First Nations communities.
Supporters of “Invasion Day” instead view 26 January as a day of mourning and believe the date of Australia Day should be changed.
Brave police officers struck Naved multiple times, administered life-saving CPR, and took him to the hospital. He is in custody.
Hero shopkeeper Ahmed Al Ahmed, who risked his life, ran towards the gunfire, tackled the alleged gunman Sajid Akram (50), and snatched the gun from his hand.
The father of two revealed why he did not fire at armed terrorists when he got the chance.
“I didn’t shoot him because I was doing it out of politeness, to stop him from killing more innocent human beings.
“I get five shots; it’s okay to save lives. “My blood is for my country, Australia, and humans all over the world, anywhere, and everywhere.”
Mr. Ahmed spent two weeks in Sydney’s St. George’s Hospital and underwent extensive surgery due to gunshot wounds to his chest, shoulder, and arm.
During his hospitalisation, more than 43,000 people donated a total of $2.5 million to him via GoFundMe. He has since sold his convenience store in Sydney’s south.
