Bondi shooting survivors recount massacre on beach
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Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges in total following the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday.
By Christine Chen and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners gathered in a Bondi synagogue for the funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday, a few blocks away from the beach where he was gunned down,
Australia's prime minister said the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “motivated by Islamic State ideology.” They had traveled to the Philippines before the attack, officials said.
UK-born Rabbi Schlanger mourned as someone beloved by his community and who spread "love and joy".
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'Syria is proud': Ahmed al-Ahmed praised for heroic act during Bondi Beach shooting in home country
Ahmed's uncle Mohammed al-Ahmed told Reuters that the family recognised the 43-year-old through the viral videos which took over social media.
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England and Australia players to wear black armbands in Ashes tribute to Bondi shooting victims
England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings.
An unarmed man wrestled a weapon away from a gunman who opened fire at Australia's iconic Bondi Beach. More Videos
Ahmed al Ahmed — whose actions were caught on a video that has been verified — is being praised as a hero in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Australian history.