Police investigating claims Sajid and Naveed Akram received ‘training’ overseas before Sunday’s attack
The father and son duo allegedly behind the Bondi attacked appear to have been inspired by Islamic State, the Australian prime minister says, as police confirmed they were investigating why the pair travelled to the Philippines last month.
The New South Wales police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, on Tuesday alleged Naveed Akram, 24, and his 50-year-old father, Sajid, had recently travelled to the Philippines. He also alleged that IEDs and two homemade IS flags were found in a car registered to the younger man parked at the scene of Sunday’s shooting.
“The reasons why they went to the Philippines, and the purpose of that, and where they went when they were there, is under investigation at the moment,” Lanyon said.
Anthony Albanese told reporters that “it would appear that there is evidence that this was [allegedly] inspired by a terrorist organisation, by ISIS”.
