Police inAustraliasaid on Wednesday they had charged Naveed Akram, whoallegedly opened fireon a Jewish event on Sydney's Bondi Beach, with 59 offences, including a terror charge.

"Police will allege in court the man engaged in conduct that caused death, serious injury and endangered life to advance a religious cause and cause fear in the community," New SouthWalesstate police said.

"Early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, a listed terrorist organisation in Australia," they said in a statement, using another name for the Islamic State group.

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Authorities say Naveed and his father Sajid Akram opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.

Among the victims were a 10-year-old girl, twoHolocaustsurvivors and a married couple shot dead as they tried to thwart the attack.

Naveed was critically wounded by police during the shooting, and local media reported he woke from a coma on Tuesday night. Sajid Akram was killed in a shootout with police.

Police said Naveed had also been charged with 40 counts of causing grievous bodily harm to a person with intent to murder, as well as public display of the symbol of a prohibited terrorist organisation.

Two homemade Islamic State group flags were found in a car registered to Naveed and parked near the beach.

Naveed remains in hospital and will face court by audiovisual link on Wednesday, police said.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AFP)

Originally published on France24