SYDNEY: Police charged alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram with terrorism, 15 counts of murder and a litany of other crimes on Wednesday after Australia\u2019s deadliest mass shooting in decades.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice will allege in court the man engaged in conduct that caused death, serious injury and endangered life to advance a religious cause and cause fear in the community,\u201d New South Wales state police said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEarly indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by Daesh, a listed terrorist organization in Australia,\u201d they said in a statement, using another name for the Daesh group.<\/p>\n
Authorities say Naveed and his father Sajid Akram opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney\u2019s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.<\/p>\n
Among the victims were a 10-year-old girl, two Holocaust survivors and a married couple shot dead as they tried to thwart the attack.<\/p>\n
Naveed was critically wounded by police during the shooting, and local media reported he woke from a coma on Tuesday night. Sajid Akram was killed in a shootout with police.<\/p>\n
Police said Naveed had also been charged with 40 counts of causing grievous bodily harm to a person with intent to murder, as well as public display of the symbol of a prohibited terrorist organization.<\/p>\n
Two homemade DAESH flags were found in a car registered to Naveed and parked near the beach.<\/p>\n
Naveed remains in hospital and will face court by audiovisual link on Wednesday, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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