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Speaker 1: Australia government on Wednesday filed fifty nine charges against the

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only surviving suspect, Navid Akram, who is one of the

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suspected persons allegedly responsible for the mass shooting at Bondai

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Beach in the city of Sydney, targeting Jewish people on

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the Jew’s first day to mark this year Hannuka festival,

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which led to the killing of sixteen persons, including a

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married couple who was said initially tried to disarm one

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of the attackers before the husband and wife were killed,

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children aged ten and above, and the suspect father and

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co perpetrator Sajid Akram, who was killed on the spot

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by the police, and forty one others, including police offices

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and the bystander Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed the fifty

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years old one of the guvernment. Some of the twenty

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of the injured persons are still in critical condition in

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the hospital based on statement issued on Wednesday by local

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authority in Sydney. This according to the New South Wales

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Police Force in a statement published on its website on Wednesday,

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the suspect was brought before the court following extensive inquiries

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under Operation ARCS to day Wednesday, the seventeenth of December,

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New South Wales Joint Counter Terrorism Team j c t

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T investigators attended a hospital where they charged the twenty

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four year old Bonnier eight man with fifty nine offenses

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including commit Terrorist Act, fifteen counts of murder, forty counts

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of cause wounding, grievous bodily harmed to person with intent

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to murder, discharged firearm, intent caused grievous bodily harm, caupse,

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public display of prohibited terrorist organization symbol, place explosive in

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near building with intent cause harm and the court adjourned

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the case to April twenty twenty six, after the suspect

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made first appearance from his hospital bed before the Bail

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The suspect was critically injured during the incident on Sunday

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and had his first hearing from his hospital bedside the

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law Local New South Wales Court said. Earlier on Wednesday,

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New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were

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waiting for medication to wear off before formally questioning Akram

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for his fairness. We need him to understand what is

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exactly happening. Lanyon said police have designated the attack a

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terrorist incident, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albany saying it

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appears to have been motivated by Islamic State Group ideology.

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Police said homemade is Islamic State Group flags and improvised

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explosive devices IED’s have been found in the vehicle used

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by the gunmen, According to the New South Wales Police Force,

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the New South Wales Joint counter Terrorism Team has formally

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charged a twenty four year old man alleged to be

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one of two gunmen responsible for the Bondai Beach mass

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shooting that claimed the lives of fifteen people. About six

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forty p m. On Sunday, the fourteenth of December twenty

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twenty five, emergency services were called to Bondai Beach following

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reports of a public place shooting. Offices attached to Eastern

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Suburbs Police Area Command, Surrounding Commands and specialist police responded

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and located two men using long arms to fire into

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crowds of people. Multiple offices exchanged fire with the gunmen

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and two officers A constable and probationary constable suffered gunshot

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wounds during the incident. One gunman, a fifty year old man,

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was shot by police and died at the scene. The

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second gunman, his twenty four year old son, suffered critical

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injuries and was taken to hospital under police guard. Fifteen

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people died during the attack, with forty one people, including

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four children, taken to hospital. There are currently twenty patients

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continuing to receive care across several Sydney hospitals. Those who

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died are still in the process of being formally identified. However,

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Police believe their ages range between ten and eighty seven.

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Of the two injured offices, the constable is in a

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critical but stable condition, while the probationary constable is in

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a stable condition. New South Wales n s W Police

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Commissioner mal Lanyon a p M declare the incident terror

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related and the investigation was referred to the n s

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W Joint Counter Terrorism Team JCCT under Operation ARCS. The

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n s W JCTT comprises members from the n s

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W Police Force, Australian Federal Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organization

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and the n s W Crime Commission. Following extensive inquiries

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under Operation ARCS to day Wednesday, the seventeenth of December

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JCTT investigators attended a hospital where they charged a twenty

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four year old Bonnyrigg man with fifty nine offenses, including

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commit Terrorist Act, fifteen counts of murder, forty counts of

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cause wounding, grievous bodily harm to person with intent to murder,

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discharge firearm, et cetera, intent cause grievous bodily harm, cause

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public display of prohibited terrorist org symbol, place explosive in

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near building with intent cause harm. Police will allege in

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court the man engaged in conduct that caused death, serious

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injury and endangered life to advance a religious cause and

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cause fear in the community. Early indications point to a

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terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, a listed terrorist organization in Australia.

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He remains in hospital under police guard to face bail

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Anyone with information about extremist activity or possible threats to

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the community should come forward, no matter how small or

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insignificant you may think the information may be. The National

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Security Hotline is one eight O O one ZWO three

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four oh oh on the state of one of the

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police offices shot during the attack. The New South Wales

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Police Force published a statement issued on behalf of the

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family of Jack Hibbert, Probationary constable injured during Bondai shooting

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on Wednesday, the seventeenth of December twenty twenty five, around

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eleven hours, fifty eight minutes and forty eight seconds and

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local Australia time, which indicated thus on the fourteenth of December,

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Jack Hibbert was shot while fulfilling his role as a

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police officer at Bondi Beach, while serving and protecting the community.

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Jack sustained two bullet wounds, one to his head and

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another to his shoulder. Jack was on duty patrolling the

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Hanneker celebration interacting with the community at Bondi Beach when

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the incident first occurred. Jack was taken to ICEU, where

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he was intubated and underwent multiple surgeries. Although miraculously surviving,

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Jack’s injuries have resulted in a loss of vision in

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one of his eyes and he now faces a long

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and challenging recovery ahead, with additional surgeries required. Jack is

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just twenty two years old and has only been in

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the police force for four months. Even so, in the

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face of a violent and tragic incident, he responded with courage, instinct,

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and selfishness, continuing to protect and help others whilst injured

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until he was physically no longer able to. Jack was

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simply doing his job, a job he deeply loves, driven

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by commitment to protect the community, even at great personal cost.

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Many of his colleagues who were present on the night

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of the incident have visited in hospital and given testaments

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to Jack’s bravery during the incident. Describing his devotion to

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his community. They described how Jack acted. He moved toward

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people in need, not away from danger, and continued helping

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others while seriously injured. The support from the police force

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and hospital staff has been unman and we are beyond grateful.

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We thank the wider community for their kindness, support and

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prayers for Jack and our family during this difficult time.

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We ask all to respect our privacy as we move

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through these next stages to support Jack and all his

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needs to a full recovery. Ossiandi bringing you bringnes in

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the mortgage of our men.