SYDNEY, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that the country's intelligence systems would be examined following the fatal mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday night.

Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio that there were clearly "real issues" with the intelligence system prior to the shooting, which targeted an event celebrating the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

He said that the government would examine the way the system currently works and how federal agencies interact with law enforcement in Australia's states and territories.

"We need to make any adjustments that are necessary to the way that our intelligence, security agencies, and police agencies all interact with each other," Albanese said.

Authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the two perpetrators of the attack, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram, were motivated by Islamic State (ISIS) ideology and had traveled to the Philippines in November.

The ABC reported that the two men received "military style training" from Islamic militants in the southern Philippines, though authorities said the trip remained under investigation.

On Monday, Albanese confirmed that Naveed Akram had been investigated in 2019 by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization over suspected ties to a Sydney-based ISIS terrorism cell.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Australian National Imams Council, the country's central Islamic body, condemned the attack and labeled ISIS as an evil and dangerous terrorist organization "whose actions and ideology stand in complete opposition to the teachings of Islam and the values upheld by Muslims worldwide."

Sixteen people, including Sajid Akram, were killed in the attack.

Health officials said that 22 injured people remained hospitalized as of Wednesday morning, with nine in critical condition and 13 in serious but stable condition. ■