Bondi gunman charged with 59 offenses, including terror

Gunman Naveed Akram in the course of a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025. (Screengrab used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
Gunman Naveed Akram in the course of a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025. (Screengrab used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Police in Australia say they have charged Naveed Akram, who is accused of opening fire on a Jewish event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, with 59 offenses, including a terror charge.

The terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday killed 15 people and injured dozens.

Akram, 24, who was critically wounded and woke from a coma yesterday, carried out the attack with his father, Sajid, who was killed at the scene.

Akram declines to be interviewed by detectives, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

 

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