"Two shooters slaughtered 15 people on Sunday in an antisemitic mass shooting targeting Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach, and more than 20 other people are still being treated in hospitals. All of those killed by the gunmen who have been identified so far were Jewish. Police said that Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old suspected shooter, was charged on Wednesday after waking from a coma in a Sydney hospital, where he has been since police shot him and his gunman father at Bondi."
"The charges include one count of murder for each fatality and one count of committing a terrorist act. Akram was also charged with 40 counts of causing harm with intent to murder in relation to the wounded and with placing an explosive near a building with intent to cause harm. Police said the Akrams' car, which was found at the crime scene, contained improvised explosive devices."
"Funerals began as a country reeling from its deadliest hate-fueled massacre of modern times turned to searching questions, growing in volume since the attack, about how it was able to happen. As investigations unfold, Australia faces a social and political reckoning about antisemitism, gun control and whether police protections for Jews at events such as Sunday's were sufficient for the threats they faced."
Two shooters killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach; more than 20 people were wounded and treated in hospitals. All identified victims so far were Jewish. Naveed Akram, 24, woke from a coma and was charged with 59 offenses including 15 murder counts, one count of committing a terrorist act, 40 counts of causing harm with intent to murder, and placing an explosive. His 50-year-old father Sajid Akram died at the scene after police shot him. Police found improvised explosive devices in the Akrams' car. Funerals began and national debates about antisemitism, gun control, and police protections intensified.
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