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Australia police says Bondi attack gunmen travelled to Philippines

AL-Monitor
Dec 15, 2025
Police officers enter a tent at the scene of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
Police officers enter a tent at the scene of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo — Hollie Adams

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - ​Australian police ​said on ⁠Tuesday that the two alleged gunmen behind ​the mass ‍shooting at ​Sydney's Bondi Beach travelled to the Philippines ⁠last month, and that the reasons for their trip were under investigation.

Police said ​initial investigations ⁠suggested ⁠the gunmen could have been inspired by the ideologies ‌of the ​Islamic State, adding they found two homemade Islamic ‍State flags in a vehicle ‌used by ‌one of the men.

(Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; ⁠Editing by Jamie Freed)