<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-attack-inspired-by-islamic-state-two-homemade-flags-found-in-car/8cf6ec24-1256-490f-92f5-6d7f72cd160f" rel="" target="" title="surviving Bondi Beach gunman"><span>surviving Bondi Beach gunman</span></a><span> awoke from his coma in hospital on Tuesday evening, with police questioning the man, with charged expected in the coming hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The news came as thousands of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-matildas-family-break-down-as-they-farewell-10-year-old-at-vigil/eefccef9-1e1c-417a-b368-aae65fc41a33" rel="" target="" title="Australians made their way back to the scene of the terrorist attack to pay tribute"><span>Australians made their way back to the scene of the terrorist attack to pay tribute</span></a><span> to the 15 people killed in Sunday's shooting at Bondi Beach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Politicians, Jewish leaders and locals came together at Bondi Pavilion </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting" rel="" target="" title="48 hours after the horrific event unfolded"><span>48 hours after the horrific event unfolded</span></a><span>, to pay their respects and also mark the third day of Hannukah.</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><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-matildas-family-break-down-as-they-farewell-10-year-old-at-vigil/eefccef9-1e1c-417a-b368-aae65fc41a33"><strong><span>Matilda's grieving family break down as they speak at Bondi vigil</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Accused father and son terrorists, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Naveed Akram, targeted the Jewish community while they were celebrating the first day of Hanukkah at Australia's most popular beach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The family of the victims also farewelled their loved ones during the public vigil held among a growing sea of flowers, candles and tributes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Matilda, the youngest victim of the attack at just 10 years old, received tributes from her grieving family during a menorah lighting ceremony.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-update-accused-gunman-naveed-akram-wakes-from-coma-police-probe-terror-links-as-australia-mourns-victims/ba4f35fc-75fb-428b-a4c7-d7071721873c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I can't imagine what monster stands on that bridge, and seeing a little girl running for her father, to hide with him, and he just pulled his trigger on her," her mother said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It wasn't just a bullet from a stray, it wasn't an accident. It was a bullet that was fired on her."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Twelve of the 15 victims, aged between 10 to 87, have been identified over the past 48 hours.</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/bondi-beach-shooting-five-key-questions-answered/ea43e596-5ede-44ac-be31-65423acdb565"><strong><span>The five questions Australia is asking after the Bondi terror attack</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In addition to Matilda, there was Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, Reuven Morrison, husband and wife Boris and Sofia Gurman, retired police officer Peter Meagher, rabbi Eli Schlanger, rabbi Yaakov Levitan, lifelong volunteer Marika Pogany, great-grandfather Tibor Weitzen, community service worker Edith Brutman, and French engineer Dan Elkayam.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Political figures like Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, Liberal MP Julian Leeser, One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and her newest member Barnaby Joyce and former prime minister John Howard were among those who left tributes at the site.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While a number of shooting victims were discharged from hospital across the day, 22 people are still receiving treatment, in conditions ranging from critical to stable. </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/bondi-junction-inquest-answers-for-westfield-tragedy-delayed-out-of-respect-sydney-new-south-wales/b67e0f81-4d2e-4194-975c-8a2c34fab84c"><strong><span>Answers for Westfield Bondi Junction tragedy delayed 'out of respect'</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Among those hospitalised is Ahmed El Ahmed, who is recovering from gunshot wounds after bravely disarming one of the gunmen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was visited in hospital by both Albanese and Minns, who both hailed him a "hero". </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Police probe terror links</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As police question the surviving gunman, they are looking into his ties with terror organisation Islamic State (IS).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon today revealed they found improvised explosive devices and two homemade IS flags in a car registered to the 24-year-old.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Naveed had flagged his extremist views when he was just 17 and preached on the streets of Bankstown, ahead of when he would appear on ASIO's radar in 2019.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The security agency investigated him for six months following the arrest of Isaac el Matari, the self-appointed leader of IS in Australia, who is currently behind bars for planning to carry out a terror attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lanyon said the father and son travelled to the Philippines last month, a known breeding ground for terrorists and extremists.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Philippines Bureau of Immigration confirmed that the pair arrived in the Philippines together last month, on November 1, from Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They reported their final destination as Davao, a popular tourist site in the country's south. However, it's believed they may have been there for a military-style training program.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau said the pair left the country 28 days later on a connecting flight from Davao to Manila, with Sydney as their final destination.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she spoke with her Philippines counterpart about the accused gunmen and they will be assisting in the investigation of the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Akrams lived in Bonnyrigg but rented out an Airbnb in Campsie in the days before their attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sajid was killed by responding police, while Naveed was in critical condition in hospital.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Authorities field questions and scrutiny</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today, grief turned into anger as police and the government fielded questions on their response and actions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lanyon was asked about whether officers on the scene failed to shoot at the gunmen when they arrived and whether they backed away.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said officers were confronted by men with long firearms, while they only had pistols.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Premier Chris Minns, who was also at the press conference, backed the officers and said they did not take a backward step.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The offenders had long-range rifles, and NSW police officers were responsible for killing one of them and shooting the other one, and as a result saving many people's lives," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are two officers in critical care in NSW hospitals at the moment. They weren't shot in the back as they were running away. They were shot in the front."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also faced criticism from former leader John Howard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Howard spoke at a press conference, saying Albanese and Wong had not done enough to prevent antisemitism.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"[Albanese's] greatest failure is not to provide the moral leadership that a prime minister can in denouncing antisemitism," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The impression I had was that every time he got onto the subject, he would equate it with discrimination generally."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who was heckled at the memorial site in Bondi last night, defended the government's response and said it was taking steps to combat antisemitism. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>To contact</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" target="" title="Lifeline Australia"><em><span>Lifeline Australia</span></em></a><em><span>, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. 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