Australian PM says the father & son terror suspects were radicalised by beliefs associated with the Islamic State militant group.
A man who, with his father, allegedly opened fire on a crowd of people at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people, has been charged with 59 offences.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid, 50, allegedly shot at a group of people attending a Jewish event Chanukah By The Sea atthe iconic Aussie destination on Sunday night.
Sajid was shot dead by police, while Naveed was injured and taken into custody.
He awoke from a coma on Wednesday and was officially charged by police that afternoon.
Akram is facing 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder, and charges of committing a terrorist act and wounding with intent to murder.
Boris Tetleroyd is the latest of the 15 innocent people killed on the beach to be identified, having been named on Wednesday.
Jewish community leader Edith Brutman was also killed in the attack.
Brutman was vice-president of B’nai B’rith NSW – the state’s branch of the Jewish community service organisation with outlets around the world.
Married couple Boris, 69, and Sofia Gurman, 61, were killed during the Bondi shooting after they gave their lives in an attempt to stop 50-year-old Sajid Akram.
Thirteen of the 15 victims have now been identified from the massacre, including French national Dan Elkayam, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Alex Kleytman, Reuven Morrison, Peter Meagher, Tibor Weitzen and Marika Pogany.
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