Man charged over ‘offensive behaviour’ on bridge at centre of Bondi attack

A man has been charged over alleged “offensive behaviour” on the footbridge at the centre of last year’s Bondi Beach massacre.

A 53-year-old man was arrested at 3pm on Friday at the beach’s northern pedestrian bridge, on which father-and-son gunmen Naveed and Sajid Akram stood as they killed 15 people.

Witnesses said the man had hung a flag from the bridge, NSW Police said in a statement. Unverified photos from social media show a Palestinian flag hanging over the side of the bridge.

Police said he had “performed offensive hand gestures”, but a spokesperson declined to detail what they were.

The man was taken to Surry Hills Police Station, where he was charged with behaving in an offensive manner in a public place. He was denied police bail and will face bail court later today.