US EditionBondi Shooting Suspects Visited Gun Shop in Philippines, Police Say
Australian investigators examine whether the attackers received military-style training during their 27-day stay at a Davao hotel linked to Islamic militancy, officials said.
- On December 20, Reuters reported Australian authorities are investigating whether Naveed Akram, 24, and Sajid Akram, 50, undertook military-style training during their month-long stay at GV Hotel, Davao City.
- They flew from Sydney to Manila on November 1, then to Davao, where they stayed through November before returning via Manila on November 28, preceding the Bondi Beach attack on December 14.
- Hotel staff described their behaviour, noting limited departures and cash payments, with an initial seven days and three extensions paid in cash at the $24-a-night GV Hotel where they rarely left room 315.
- Police say the attack on December 14 killed 15 people and officers found Islamic State flags and improvised explosive devices in the suspects' car; Sajid Akram died at the scene while Naveed Akram faces murder and terror charges.
- Philippine officials say there is no evidence the pair received training while in the country, stressing their brief time outside the hotel made structured training unlikely amid security gains since the 2017 Marawi siege.
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Chico Enterprise-Record
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Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayPolice: Bondi Beach shooting suspect visited gun shop during Philippines stay, CCTV review ongoing
MANILA, Dec 20 — One of the two alleged Bondi Beach shooters visited a gun store during their stay in the Philippines, police said today as they attempted to retrace the pair’s movements.An Australian counter-terrorism team is investigating whether Sajid Akram and his son Naveed met with Islamist extremists during a nearly month-long visit to the southern island of Mindanao before the mass shooting that killed 15 people in Sydney six days ago.Th…
The West Australian
Accused Bondi shooter ‘visited gun shop in Philippines’
One of the two alleged Bondi Beach shooters visited a gun store during their stay in the Philippines, police said today as they attempted to retrace the pair’s movements.
Bondi attack suspects kept to themselves during stay in PH, hotel staffer recalls
When the two gunmen accused of attacking a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach traveled to the Philippines last month, they kept to themselves most of the time and barely left their room, a hotel staff member said.
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