India, Dec. 15 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said authorities believe the two gunmen involved in the Bondi Beach attack acted independently and were not part of a larger extremist network.

"There's no evidence of collusion, no evidence that these people were part of a cell," Albanese told Australian broadcaster ABC, adding that the attackers were "clearly" motivated by "extremist ideology."

He also confirmed that police are not investigating the involvement of a third person in the shooting.

However, he said that "a range of IEDs [improvised explosive device]" were found inside the attackers' car.

Addressing questions about the younger shooter, identified by local media as Naveed Akram, Albanese said he was ...