Bondi Beach shooting puts Philippines trip under scrutiny but training claims remain unproven
Bondi Beach shooting puts Philippines trip under scrutiny, but training claims remain unproven
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alt="The facade of GV hotel is seen in Davao City, in the Philippines southern island of Mindanao, where father-and-son duo Sajid and Naveed Akram stayed during their visit in November, weeks before they allegedly killed 15 people on Bondi Beach in Australia. Australian police are investigating whether the pair met with Islamist extremists during a visit to the Philippines weeks before the shooting. (Photo by Ferdinandh CABRERA / AFP)"/>The father-son duo, Sajid and Naveed Akram, stayed in Davao City in Mindanao from Nov 1 to 28 before returning to Sydney.
PHOTO: AFP
Mara Cepeda
,Kalicharan Veera Singam
andJonathan Pearlman
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Summary- Australian investigators are examining the duos month-long stay in Davao City, Philippines, for links to Islamist militancy. ASIO investigated Naveed Akram in 2019 for terrorism links but found no threat at the time
- Philippine officials deny the attackers received training in Mindanao, citing declining ISIS activity and lack of evidence. President Marcos Jr rejected claims of the Philippines being an ISIS training hotspot.
- Analysts debate the extent of militant dismantling, with some believing training camps remain. Experts caution against over-securitising communities post-Marawi and poor communication undermining early threat detection.
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MANILA/SINGAPORE/SYDNEY – When Australian investigators disclosed that the perpetrators of the Bondi Beach shooting had spent nearly a month in the Philippines weeks before the attack, attention quickly turned to Mindanao, the country’s main island in the south, which has a long association with Islamist militancy.
The father-son duo, Sajid and Naveed Akram, stayed in Davao City in Mindanao from Nov 1 to 28 before returning to Sydney, where they allegedly carried out the Dec 14 mass shooting
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