US EditionBondi Attack Suspects Trained by Islamic Fighters in Philippines
The suspects traveled to the Philippines last month for alleged Islamic State military training before killing 16 and injuring 43 at a Hanukkah event, police said.
- On Tuesday, investigators said a father-and-son attack at the Chanukah by the Sea festival in Archer Park next to Bondi Beach killed 16 and injured 43 amid a crowd of over 1,000.
- Australian investigators revealed the Akrams travelled to Manila, Philippines last month, then to Davao, Mindanao, returning to Sydney on 28 November; Lanyon said, `The reasons why they went to the Philippines... is under investigation.`
- Prior ASIO scrutiny and immigration records reveal Naveed was investigated in 2019 while Sajid used an Indian passport and Naveed travelled on an Australian passport after renting Campsie accommodation.
- Police said Sajid was shot dead by officers while Naveed was subdued by bystanders and remains critical, Jewish events were cancelled, security boosted, and the National Cabinet plans tougher gun laws and a public memorial.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the attack an 'act of pure evil, antisemitism and terrorism,' amid Australia being warned by ASIO in August 2024, and tributes grow at Bondi Pavilion.
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REVEALED: How Bondi Beach terrorists flew abroad for 'military-style training' before massacre
Bondi Beach gunmen Sajid and Naveed Akram flew to the Philippines for "military-style training" in the weeks leading up to the massacre, Australian security sources have confirmed. The father-son duo, who killed 15 people after targeting a Hanukkah festival in Sydney on Sunday, arrived in the Philippines on November 1, according to Philippine and Australian officials.Philippines Immigration Bureau revealed that the pair stayed in the country for…
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New South Wales Police Commissioner: Bondi Beach terrorists traveled to Philippines just weeks before shooting up Hanukkah event in Sydney
Australian authorities have disclosed that the Islamist father-and-son duo, responsible for the horrific antisemitic attack near Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, traveled to the Philippines just weeks prior to the incident.
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