Bondi Beach, Philippines
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Preliminary evidence indicates Naveed Akram, 24, staged a “terrorist attack inspired by ISIS," police said Wednesday. The first funerals for victims were held under tight security.
The father and son suspects in the Bondi Beach terror attack spent most of November in a hotel in the Philippines, but the reason for their visit remains unclear.
Philippines authorities reveal details about accused Bondi Beach gunmen's month-long stay in Davao City, pushing back against terrorism training claims.
Australian and Filipino authorities are investigating a recent trip to the southern Philippines by a father and son accused of gunning down 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the terror attack on Jewish people at Bondi Beach was "motivated by ISIS ideology."
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Police: Bondi Beach shooting suspects had bombs, ISIS flags and recently traveled to Philippines
Australian officials say the Bondi Beach gunmen carried bombs, ISIS flags and had recently traveled to the Philippines, confirming the massacre was ISIS-inspired.
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Bondi gunmen were inspired by Islamic State, had travelled to the Philippines, Australia police say
The attack was Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, and is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community.
Australian police are investigating the father and son’s trip to the Philippines last month and whether they had links to terrorist groups.
Alleged terrorists Naveed and Sajid Akram spent almost a month holed up in a small hotel room in a city in the southern Philippines in the lead-up to the attack, local staff have said.