AustraliaSydney attacker charged with 15 counts of murder
SDA
17.12.2025 - 10:38
Family members of a victim of Sunday's shooting mourn at a floral memorial erected after the attack at Bondi Pavilion on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Mark Baker/AP/dpa
Keystone
Three days after the devastating attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, the survivor of the two attackers has been charged with 15 counts of murder and terrorism. Naveed Akram has been charged with a total of 59 offenses, according to police in the Australian state of New South Wales. He is also accused of planting explosive devices in or near a building with the intention of causing damage. According to the newspaper "The Sydney Morning Herald", the seriously injured gunman, who is in hospital, refused to make a statement.
Keystone-SDA
17.12.2025, 10:38
SDA
The terrorist, who was shot by security forces and subsequently arrested, woke up from a coma yesterday. He and his father had opened fire on the celebrating crowd on the beach during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday. The father was shot dead by the police. It is now considered certain that both had links to the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS). According to the authorities, several explosive devices and two homemade IS flags were found in the son's car.