Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24, the pair accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach massacre during a Hanukkah celebration, reportedly spent a month in a known ISIS hotspot in the Philippines just weeks before the deadly attack.
The 2 traveled alone to Southeast Asia, raising major red flags for authorities now investigating possible overseas radicalization.
Intelligence sources say the region they visited is linked to ISIS training camps, calling it “a well-trodden path for Islamic State” operatives since 2019.
Naveed Akram had been on ASIO’s radar since 2019 but was not previously deemed an immediate threat.
Officials are now probing whether the suspects were influenced or trained during their time abroad before returning to commit one of Australia’s deadliest terror attacks in years.
Source: The Daily Telegraph, NY Post
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