"SYDNEY -- An accused gunman in Sydney's Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims. 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."
"Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old alleged shooter, was charged on Wednesday after waking from a coma in a Sydney hospital, where he has been since police shot him and his father at Bondi. His father Sajid Akram, 50, died at the scene. The charges include one count of murder for each fatality and one count of committing a terrorist act, police said."
An accused shooter was charged with 59 offenses including 15 counts of murder and a count of committing a terrorist act after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach. Two attackers killed 15 people during a Hanukkah gathering, and more than 20 others remain hospitalized. The accused, identified as 24-year-old Naveed Akram, was shot by police and charged after waking from a coma; his father, Sajid Akram, died at the scene. Charges also include dozens of counts of causing harm with intent to murder and allegations of placing an explosive near a building. Funeral services for victims began amid community and political scrutiny over antisemitism, gun control, and security measures.
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