Bondi Beach gunmen ‘received military-style training’ after travelling to Philippines on Indian passport
Police investigate Bondi gunmen’s month-long Philippines trip
- Australian authorities are investigating a trip to the Philippines by Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram, the father and son accused of the Bondi Beach attack that killed 15 people.
- The Akrams spent nearly all of November in the Philippines, with security sources suggesting they may have undergone "military-style training" there, though this is unverified by the Philippine military.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated the attack appeared to be motivated by "Islamic State ideology," and a vehicle linked to Naveed Akram contained improvised explosive devices and "two homemade Isis flags."
- Sajid Akram, an Indian national, was shot dead by police, while his son, Naveed Akram, an Australian national, was critically injured and has since regained consciousness.
- Naveed Akram had been investigated by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) in 2019, but no evidence of radicalisation was found at the time.