Australian media today quoted NSW police sources as saying that the two suspects responsible for the Sydney Bondi Beach shooting — 24-year-old Navid Akram and 50-year-old Syed Akram, visited the Philippines in November of this year and did not return to Australia until shortly before the incident. Police are investigating their specific whereabouts and travel motives in the Philippines. Philippine media reported today that the Philippine Immigration Service confirmed that the two entered the Philippines on November 1, declared their destination as the southern city of Davao, and left for Sydney on November 28. The Philippine police are investigating their itinerary in the Philippines. Australian Prime Minister Albanis said that the two may be driven by extreme ideology. According to reports, the Abu Sayyaf armed forces that have declared their loyalty to the extremist group have been active in the southern Philippines for a long time.

Australian media today quoted NSW police sources as saying that the two suspects responsible for the Sydney Bondi Beach shooting — 24-year-old Navid Akram and 50-year-old Syed Akram, visited the Philippines in November of this year and did not return to Australia until shortly before the incident. Police are investigating their specific whereabouts and travel motives in the Philippines. Philippine media reported today that the Philippine Immigration Service confirmed that the two entered the Philippines on November 1, declared their destination as the southern city of Davao, and left for Sydney on November 28. The Philippine police are investigating their itinerary in the Philippines. Australian Prime Minister Albanis said that the two may be driven by extreme ideology. According to reports, the Abu Sayyaf armed forces that have declared their loyalty to the extremist group have been active in the southern Philippines for a long time.