<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Accused </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi" rel="" target="" title="Bondi"><span>Bondi</span></a><span> terrorist Naveed Akram has broken his silence in brief remarks to court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 24-year-old appeared via video link from prison to face </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>'s Downing Centre Local Court on this morning on 59 charges, including murder and terrorism offences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is accused of carrying out </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="" title="Australia"><span>Australia</span></a><span>'s deadliest terror attack on December 14, when 15 people were killed and 40 injured during beachside Hannukah celebrations at Bondi Beach.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/star-casino-pyrmont-man-charged-over-allegedly-damaging-35-cars-sydney/7a1b4b5a-15d3-4fb4-ac8d-264ffdf68cdc" rel="" target="" title="Man 'armed with traffic cone' causes $100K in damage to cars inside Sydney casino"><strong><span>Man 'armed with traffic cone' causes $100K in damage to cars inside Sydney casino</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, was shot dead by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> during the shooting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The younger man spoke after a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="magistrate"><span>magistrate</span></a><span> today continued suppression orders protecting victims and survivors of the attack, who have not chosen to identify themselves publicly.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Did you just hear what I just said?" Deputy Chief Magistrate Sharon Freund asked the accused man.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/naveed-akram-court-updates-bondi-shooter-utters-first-words-in-first-court-showing/11d980a2-4e80-4fb0-9783-e9346478bd1f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Yeah," Akram replied.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Legal Aid solicitor Ben Archibold later asked for time to speak with his client.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Mr Akram, your solicitor is going to give you a call after," the magistrate said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Yep," the accused terrorist replied.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/camden-car-crash-sydney-maureen-crosland/a5cf40ba-9012-4486-93ac-1a95836c28ed"><strong><span>Church brought to tears by dedicated volunteer's car crash death</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Akram was dressed in a green prison-issued jumper, with his hands in his lap as he listened to the otherwise uneventful case mention.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His hair was freshly shaven, while he continued to sport the full-faced short beard he had during the December 14 mass shooting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He and his father are accused of carrying out Australia's worst mass shooting since 1996 by targeting the Jewish festival of lights at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-beach" rel="" target="" title="Bondi Beach"><span>Bondi Beach</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After parking near a footbridge on Campbell Parade, the men allegedly tossed three pipe bombs filled with steel ball bearings and a "tennis ball bomb" into the Hannukah celebration at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Archer Park"><span>Archer Park</span></a><span> before opening fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But none of the pipe bombs detonated, despite preliminary police analysis finding they were viable.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A box-like bomb was found in the boot of the car while two hand-painted ISIS flags were also in the vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="Police"><span>Police</span></a><span> allege 55 people were shot during the attack, including 15 fatally, such as 10-year-old Matilda, Holocaust survivors and a retired police officer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A court suppression order allows victim-survivors to choose if and when they go public with their story and join other survivors such as Arsen Ostrovsky and hero tobacconist Ahmed Al Ahmed, who briefly disarmed Akram's father.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Akram is next due in court on April 9.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and 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