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Bondi Shooting Suspect Charged as Victims’ Funerals Began. A man accused of opening fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and terrorism-related crimes. Police said the attack, carried out by an alleged father-and-son pair, killed 15 people and marked Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades. The accused, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, was charged after emerging from a coma and remained under heavy police guard in hospital ahead of a court appearance by video link. Authorities said the attack appeared to be inspired by Islamic State, adding that the suspects had travelled to the southern Philippines weeks before the shooting. Funerals for Jewish victims began as anger grew over how the gunmen were able to legally access high-powered firearms. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns announced parliament would be recalled to pass urgent reforms to gun and protest laws following the attack. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced criticism over rising antisemitism but pledged to work with Jewish communities to eradicate hate and extremism. Tributes poured in for victims and heroes, including a rabbi, a Holocaust survivor, a 10-year-old girl, and a bystander who was wounded while disarming one of the attackers.
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