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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
BREAKING: Bondi Beach shooting suspect charged with 59 offenses, including terrorism

Australian authorities on Wednesday charged the surviving suspect in the Bondi beach shooting with 59 offenses, including terrorism, after he woke up from a coma.

New South Wales police said 24-year-old Naveed Akram was charged with 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder and one count each for committing a terrorist act, discharging firearms, placing explosives and publicly displaying a terrorist organization symbol.

The second suspect, Akram's 50-year-old father Sajid, was shot dead by police officers at the scene on Sunday.

The two suspects are alleged to have opened fire at a Hanukkah event, killing 15 people.

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