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People mourn victims of the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 16.

A father and son, Sajid and Naveed Akram, were accused of opening fire at Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach on the evening of Dec. 14, killing 15 people. Sajid, 50, was shot dead by police at the scene, while Naveed, 24, was critically wounded; he later came out of a coma and began being questioned.

Naveed faces 59 charges, including terrorism, murder, and intentionally causing grievous bodily harm. Australia continues to investigate potential links between the attack and ISIS; authorities said they found an improvised explosive device and two ISIS flags in the suspect’s car.

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