Kumpirmado ang impormasyong inilabas ng Australian media na nanatili sa Pilipinas ng halos isang buwan ang mag-amang suspek sa pamamaril sa Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.
Si Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval ang nagkumpirmang nagtungo sa Pilipinas si Sajid Akram, 50, at anak nitong si Naveed Akram, 24.
Dumating sila sa Pilipinas noong Nobyembre 1, 2025, at ang Davao ang destinasyon nila.
Umalis ang mag-ama sa Pilipinas noong Nobyembre 28, 2025, at dumating sila sa Australia noong araw ring iyon.
Sa isinagawa nilang pamamaril sa Bondi Beach, labinlimang (15) katao ang nasawi samantalang tatlumpo (30) ang bilang ng mga nasugatan.
Napatay si Sajid sa itinuturing na terrorist attack na nangyari noong Linggo, Disyembre 14, samantalang nasa kritikal na kondisyon at nakaratay sa isang ospital ang kanyang anak.
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GUNMEN'S PHILIPPINE VISIT
Ayon sa ulat ng Sydney Morning Herald ngayong Martes, Disyembre 16, Indian passports ang ginamit nina Sajid at Naveem nang bumisita sa Pilipinas ang dalawa.
Nakasaad sa ulat: “Philippine immigration authorities said the father and son accused of killing 15 people in Sydney visited the country last month and travelled on Indian passports.
“Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, arrived together on November 1 from Sydney and departed on November 28, a spokesman for the country’s Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday.
“Both reported Davao as their final destination, according to the spokesman. They left the country on a connecting flight from Davao to Manila en route to Sydney, it said.
“The revelation reveals some of the details on the movements of the shooters in the run-up to the attack, which Australian authorities said was inspired by Islamic State.
“India’s Ministry of External Affairs didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.”
Iniulat din ng nabanggit na pahayagan ang kaugnayan ng mga suspek sa Bondi massacre sa Islamic State of East Asia na, diumano, may koneksiyon sa mga grupo ng terorista sa Pilipinas.
“Police are also investigating the pair’s links to Islamic State terror ideology after a flag was found in their car at Bondi Beach following the shooting, along with improvised explosive devices.
“The Islamic State of East Asia (ISEA), a branch of the terror group, has been a proscribed terrorist organisation by the Australian government since 2017.
“While there are no known links between ISEA and Australia, there have previously been links between Australians and terrorist groups in the Philippines,” saad sa ulat.
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