Australia: 59 charges for Sydney attacker, including terrorism

Milan, 17 Dec. (LaPresse/AP) – The 24-year-old attacker responsible for Sunday’s attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney during the Hanukkah celebrations, in which 15 people were killed, has been formally charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of terrorism. The attackers have been identified as father and son: Naveed Akram, 24, who was injured, and Sajid Akram, 50, who died on Sunday in a shootout with police. The charges include one count of murder for each of the deceased victims and one count of terrorism.